An interesting piece to spark your imaginations:
http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2006/05/cultural_borrow.html
Personally I take it all as fantasy but the real world cultural references do help make it feel more "real". As for offence, until they include a race based around a lancashire dimwhit I doubt I'm going to get to experience what it feels like
but I don't think I'd be offended by a virtual race borrowing my accent and a few of my cultural styles. If something is worth borrowing then its possibly also worth being proud of that fact.
[p.s. I'm torn between leaving this here and moving it to soap box ...]
http://terranova.blogs.com/terra_nova/2006/05/cultural_borrow.html
Personally I take it all as fantasy but the real world cultural references do help make it feel more "real". As for offence, until they include a race based around a lancashire dimwhit I doubt I'm going to get to experience what it feels like
but I don't think I'd be offended by a virtual race borrowing my accent and a few of my cultural styles. If something is worth borrowing then its possibly also worth being proud of that fact.[p.s. I'm torn between leaving this here and moving it to soap box ...]
