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r/lovethissmug • u/Mikemanthousand • 17d ago
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Cool piece of history, practiced practically world wide. Game of Thrones having a scheming eunuch made the trope emerge from relative obscurity.
-2 u/HoldOnOhio 17d ago Why are all of these ones Chinese or made to look Chinese at least? Maybe there's context I'm missing. Trying not to assume racism/racist trope here. 1 u/blessedbymortarion 17d ago Theres a rather famous period in China that involved them. 3 warlods/12 princes? 1 u/HoldOnOhio 17d ago I understand that, but I was under the impression this was not a distinctly Chinese practice. I guess they just did it a lot more than other countries had.
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Why are all of these ones Chinese or made to look Chinese at least? Maybe there's context I'm missing. Trying not to assume racism/racist trope here.
1 u/blessedbymortarion 17d ago Theres a rather famous period in China that involved them. 3 warlods/12 princes? 1 u/HoldOnOhio 17d ago I understand that, but I was under the impression this was not a distinctly Chinese practice. I guess they just did it a lot more than other countries had.
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Theres a rather famous period in China that involved them. 3 warlods/12 princes?
1 u/HoldOnOhio 17d ago I understand that, but I was under the impression this was not a distinctly Chinese practice. I guess they just did it a lot more than other countries had.
I understand that, but I was under the impression this was not a distinctly Chinese practice. I guess they just did it a lot more than other countries had.
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u/theYeastLivesAgain 17d ago
Cool piece of history, practiced practically world wide. Game of Thrones having a scheming eunuch made the trope emerge from relative obscurity.