Subtle over-exposition in scifi: culturally essentialized "ambassador" characters who are all like "my people" "our traditions." Culturebots
@GabrielDuquette Only people I've heard say "my people" unironically have been real tribal types like Afghans, or people discussing history
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@vgr@GabrielDuquette I’ve heard it in a non-ironic metaphorical way to claim intellectual/subcultural lineage— “These are my people." -
@ctbeiser@GabrielDuquette I'd call that ironic usage. - Show replies
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