[ SECRET POST #2667 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2667 ⌋

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Comments

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Well in this case the author herself is a Mulsim woman, of middle eastern descent, so it's not really just a random American's take, and part of the books themes deal with the way many Americans view ethnicity. One of the supporting characters is a particularly clueless concern troll.

I'm Canadian btw not that there's much difference sometimes. I relate to a lot of the themes explored in the book for different reasons than "the heroine looks like me."

I do in fact know that there are some shared cultural elements in both the book and my coworker's life since he has shared some of that culture with me (I have several Pakistani and Indian coworkers so discussion of culture is fairly common since I'm quite often the outsider in a group of four or five during discussions), though he is the only one who has a daughter for whom the material would be age appropriate.

From what I've seen they're a progressive, and liberal family but also still traditional and religious... the family presented in the comic is a bit more conservative and less religious (except for the main character's older brother).

Basically I'm trans and I would have loved to be introduced to a character who was "like me," in comics when I was young... I realize that's not exactly the same thing... but I also love to share good comics with people, especially introducing girls and women to role models who kick ass!

But yeah I still don't know.

Re: OP

[iceyred]

Do it. He'll appreciate you taking an interest in his culture and you can use it to ask him questions about what it got right/wrong and what he thought of it.

And if he doesn't want to read it then he can always say no.