Extrapolation, September 22nd, 2005
Once upon a time, storytellers felt free to use whatever elements of other cultural traditions struck their fancy, and to reshape those elements to serve whatever narrative purpose they had in mind, without respect for the impact their words might have upon members of the originating culture. In recent years, however, concerns about such appropriation of cultural materials have been raised, sometimes to such an extent that some writers feel unable to tell the stories that they might wish or even need to tell, fearing that to do so means the continuing exploitation of those who have already b...
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