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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Malmuria" data-source="post: 8473599" data-attributes="member: 7030755">You could argue that afrofuturism in general romanticizes precolonial culture.  I would say that's because it's coming from contending with the violence and complete cultural rupture that was the transatlantic slave trade and the ensuing and ongoing legacy of racism in the Americas.  It would be like criticizing creole culture for not articulating itself in "original" languages, when it was precisely those historical and cultural links that were intentionally destroyed.  And yes, a group of Black creators have more of a connection to and ownership over that legacy than just anyone.  The afrofuturist perspective and take on Africa is far, far different from the exoticization fantasies of European pulp fantasy authors and their modern rpg descendants.</blockquote>