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I'm considering writing the merfolk in my story as a sort of metaphor for indigenous peoples, as well as other sea-dwelling or otherwise aquatic humans. Is this inherently problematic in and of itself, or is there a way to write this that works and is respectful to actual indigenous folks? If it's inherently disrespectful, I can nix the idea, but as of current I don't have any other equivalents to write them in with. I'm sure I could figure something out easily enough, though.

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[–] Eric_andre311@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This may seem problematic as an idea but I think black panther 2 pulled it off in a respectful and interesting way.

Namor (king of Atlantis) has always been a big part in marvel comics, being the first mutant. But the way he was portrayed in the movie gave him an indigenous history that made him and Atlantis as a whole a lot more interesting than he’s ever been in the comics.

[–] spacedancer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m not well versed in the comic history, but I thought Apocalypse was the first mutant. I didn’t know Namor came first.

[–] Eric_andre311@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ah yeah you’re right, I think Namor was at one point the first mutant in the original x-men comics but now there is Apocalypse and a few other mutants that came before him.

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