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Based Japan Is a Mirage

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Rawle Nyanzi

It’s a common meme on the internet that the Japanese anime, manga, and video game industries are “based,” or stridently opposed to the woke norms that have conquered professional Anglo-American entertainment. This comes from the fact that Japanese storytellers still … Continue reading →

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Censorship: This Time, It Is the Government

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

“It’s only censorship if the government does it.” Every time there’s news that a developer is removing content from a game, the social justice crowd rushes in to remind us all that “censorship” can only be done by governments. Pretending … Continue reading →

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Captive Audience of Social Justice

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Rawle Nyanzi

By now, everyone has noticed the march of social justice types through various geek media; no longer content with film, television, and publishing, they have invaded comics, video games, and tabletop games, to scrub it clean of “problematic” content. If … Continue reading →

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