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You resent diverse representation in content associated with learning about other cultures?
by Arainach 3y ago
You resent diverse representation in content associated with learning about other cultures?
- gjsman-1000 3y agoI’m angry because it doesn’t come off like respecting the culture. Take, for example, me learning Portuguese. I’d like the illustrations to look like people who live in Portugal, obviously. Same for if I’m learning Nepalese, or Swahili. Not a person of color who is queer and lives in LA. That’s fine for the English course. Not the Swahili course.
- Arainach 3y agoDo you believe that any of those countries are monocultures with exactly one skin tone and sexuality? Or that those languages are spoken in exactly one country?
- gjsman-1000 3y agoIf I’m a Hollywood studio, adapting a culture like the Congo that is more than 90% black, would you think: “Well, not everyone is black. So as long as we have an equal mix of black and white people, we’re fine?” Obviously, no.
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- 8organicbits 3y agoThis blog post suggests they are also trying to represent the learner. The way you look doesn't dictate the languages you can learn. https://blog.duolingo.com/lgbtq-representation-in-duolingo-stories-and-characters/ https://blog.duolingo.com/lgbtq-representation-in-duolingo-s...
- Arainach 3y ago>I’d like the illustrations to look like people who live in Portugal, obviously Also, what an example - are you aware that the VAST majority of Portugese speakers don't live in Portugal?