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[-] Chana@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago

Celt woman in Britain according to a Roman:

"We fulfil the demands of nature in a much better way than do you Roman women; for we consort openly with the best men, whereas you let yourselves be debauched in secret by the vilest." Such was the retort of the British woman.

Keep in mind that the "barbarian critic" is an ancient trope for the author themselves to critique society but hey this tracks.

[-] jack@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

Keep in mind that the "barbarian critic" is an ancient trope for the author themselves to critique society but hey this tracks.

What if we had a "Chinese critic" trope we could use to the same effect

[-] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 2 points 9 hours ago

idk man its not the iron age anymore you can probably just find an actual chinese person saying this thing instead of making up some guy in your mind lol

[-] huf@hexbear.net 2 points 11 hours ago

occasionally someone posts quotes from a native americans criticizing western culture, those can be bangers

[-] scrungus@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

Is Chen Weihua still around?

[-] Chana@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

To do it right it needs to be like the domestic person's petty griping so something like, "when Yao Ming visited he scoffed at the portions at the Denny's. 'In China we eat buffet all day anywhere. You call this enough food? No wonder your export market is so flimsy.'"