#-worldbuilding because the current worldbuilding is set up to support that racialization; the entire premise of this part of the lore is-
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i will be honest. on some level zelda is a very infuriating franchise to me. all these great basic game mechanics concepts and you use them for this.
#ramblings#i will hold my tongue until i can better define what specifically is infuriating.#but suffice it to say i do think ppl need to pay more attention to historical racialization when critiquing video games#like. especially when writing fanfic bc its so prevalent for fics that are attempting to address these things#to continue to present them as part of the worldbuilding- trying to subvert through individual character actions#rather than critiquing the basic assumption#ie 'ganon is evil' being critiqued with 'ganon isnt evil hes just misunderstood' instead of 'the racial dynamics of ganon being presented-#-as evil are part of a larger trend of exotification and fetishization within zelda games that cant be addressed within the current-#-worldbuilding because the current worldbuilding is set up to support that racialization; the entire premise of this part of the lore is-#-based on irl prejudices and must be completely replaced'#like. imagine instead if you will a zelda series where you customize your link#and its the actions and not the appearance that define the hero?#imagine the breadth of story opportunities within that worldbuilding!#not to mention by removing the appearance and race based moralization. you arent being racist#in that respect at least
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