• rtxn@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    That article reads like that other shitpiece that called Ghost of Tsushima racist for portraying Mongols as evil. Like, bruh. It wasn’t called “the dark ages” for a lack of sunlight.

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      5 months ago

      It’s called the dark ages for a lack of records. Not sure where you’re trying to go with this argument.

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        5 months ago

        It’s a reference to a line in a Stargate episode, uttered by a historian in reference to outdated medieval practices (specifically trepanning). If I have to make a point, it is that historical fiction about a specific time and culture should reflect the values and prejudices of the people and not be condemned for it.

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      5 months ago

      For the record, academics and historians generally don’t use the term “the dark ages” anymore.