Subtle over-exposition in scifi: culturally essentialized "ambassador" characters who are all like "my people" "our traditions." Culturebots
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@GabrielDuquette Only people I've heard say "my people" unironically have been real tribal types like Afghans, or people discussing history1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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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."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ctbeiser@GabrielDuquette I'd call that ironic usage.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@vgr@GabrielDuquette I’ve heard it with a snigger, but also with total sincerity— to make it emphatic, as one might “This is my family."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@ctbeiser @GabrielDuquette I suppose. Still seems a different category from historical, multigenerational kinship+nationhood sentiments
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