: Re: Representing minorities without cultural appropriation Inspired by the great queens of East Africa (e.g. Arawelo in Somalia and Gudit in Ethiopia), I have been researching a fantasy story about

Is it cultural appropriation? Well, yes and no. Yes, because the historic people you're writing about have the culture of someone else. No, because the story has them as having that culture. It's a lot of a grey area.

Additionally, is the cultural appropriation a bad thing in this manner? Probably not. It'd really depend on what sort of government, religion, and family dynamics you have. If you made everyone Christians living in a Feudal European society in ancient Africa, that'd probably be a bad thing. If their religion is a fantasy one and their government not a mirror of any existing one (I'd stay away from putting too much European influence in their in any case), probably not.

I honestly can't say much about family dynamics as they're not something I'm familiar with.

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