The savage orc as a stand in for black Africans has a long history of commentary. The white passing characters in their traditional roles within this narrative teaching them to be less violent and enoy their spicy food is tropey in a way that isn't my favorite. It's the tough thing about japanese studios being inspired by western media without always being aware of the original inspirations of those tropes.
Nerdy Nightly
2024-03-02 06:54:09 +0000 UTC
Maybe it's because I'm not American, but I don't understand what the connection between spicy food and "savages" are, where I live spicy food is generally associated with south east asian cultures, especially but not limited to Thailand, as far as I know they don't have any "savage" thing associated with them.