Topic on Talk:Malik Destiny

Hello, I am a long term blaseball fan and on the Hades Tigers. I made an account because I want to talk about an issue I have with the fanlore around Malik. I don't want to start an argument or a debate, honestly. I just want to express my discomfort as an Arab person.

I am just uncomfortable of the possibility that this bit of lore was written by someone who's not from an Arab country forcing or pushing their views without really having background to talk about it. I do not want to antagonize or vilify anyone, I just wanted to reach out and say this without causing trouble. I hope you can understand where I'm coming from, and thank you for reading and your consideration.

Hi! Thank you for bringing this up. I am not sure if the original writer is an Arab person or not, but for now, what would you like to see changed here? Malik being anti-monarchy has been in his lore since the start, from the looks of things, but reworking and rewording things is def possible.

Honestly speaking, I would like the anti-monarchy thing just changed or at least reworded. I've no problem with much else. I might suggest that he doesn't an imbalance of power or rights, or someone who forces their will by force, that kind of thing!

hello, long time garage here, I just wanted to provide a couple clarifying thoughts. I completely understand the concern of non Arab peoples writing about Arab characters but I feel I must note two things, the first that Malik themself is not from Kuwait, he is the American child of a Kuwaiti and a Greenlander. The second being that while it can be touchy, the garages are a fairly political team and we like that to come across in our players. Kuwait has a long history of anti monarchism, as does Greenland and so does America. We would love input on adding nuance to our beloved characters but I do not feel the outright statement of Malik’s politics is inherently misrepresentative, and am curious why Malik being anti monarchist is a concern.

Well it's because it just feels like how a lot of Western Media portrays us, in the sense that whenever they introduce a middle eastern character, the characters try to distance themselves from places they've originated from. Malik isn't from Kuwait but he's still Kuwaiti. The fact is that the US embeds this idea in Arab Youths that they should not like their countries because they're conservative and "stuck in their old ways" and not as progressive as The US. Like for example an Arab Woman who hold contempt for hijabs or burkas. It's just a ploy to show how "liberating" it is to live in the US rather than "Bad Conservative Asian Country" and we're not even the only victims of this. I am not accusing you doing this, but this is what it comes off as.

EDIT: Also a long shot suggestion but why not make him a full Greenlandic Native? Just something to consider, maybe alter or revision.