BXP 2×19 – [Guest Episode] Avoiding Orientalism in Martial Arts Games feat. mndz

In today’s episode, Monica sits down with James Mendez Hodes (game designer, developer, friend of the show, and author of this excellent blog) to talk about avoiding orientalism and outright racist language in your martial arts games. 

Are supernatural fighting styles inherently racist? No of course not – but we talk about how to avoid exotifying and othering these ideas, and how not to fall into the trap of harmful language. We also talk about how you can pull plenty of fascinating inspiration from real-world sources. 

…We also talk about Exalted. 

All this and more in Margaret’s Extended Cut!