![]() They even try to pardon themselves by discrediting chinese culture’s creation of the game by titling it “American Mahjong” and crediting an American businessman. When the backlash first started, the folks behind The Mahjong Line seemed to justify themselves by attempting to separate “American Mahjong” from the Chinese game. i know my lola is screaming somewhere in heaven rn lmao. I can’t believe i’m watching the gentrification of MAHJONG. So with overpriced, whitewashed products, it’s no wonder people were calling this “gentrification”. Ho (Doomscrolling Reminder Lady) January 4, 2021 Also calling a line “minimal” but stamping it with both symbols and numbers defeats the point: /yWo3bxH6qo In addition to the $325-425 price tag, the color palettes are jarring and ugly. There’s a Dallas-based “what if mahjong, but for white people?” company. Now, luxury mahjong sets aren’t unheard of (recently, Hermès came out with a $40,400 ), but The Mahjong Line’s products ticked the internet off because they’re just not well-designed, plus they were clearly designed with white people in mind. The Mahjong Line’s products come with a $325-$425 price tag. This wasn’t a “respectful redesign”, this was straight-up whitewashing.Īlso, can we draw your attention to that price tag? the one next to it that says 3? Looks an awful lot like 二 which big surprise means 2! /fHCGiqORxp ![]() They took 四 which means 4 and managed to fuck it up with horrible color contrast. You see that 4th tile? the one in the $325 set? it looks like a 口 right? THAT FUCKING MEANS MOUTH IN CHIENSE. One Twitter user pointed out that by redesigning the icons, some of the tiles don’t even make sense anymore: But there’s a difference between doing a mindful redesign that’s respectful to the culture and doing something just for the aesthetic. The Mahjong Line came out with sets that may be more Instagrammable, but by playing around with different icons, colors, and themes, every player would have to familiarize themselves with the sets, making it impractical.ĭoes this mean Mahjong tiles should always stay the same? Some hardcore players are able to know what their tiles are just from touching them. They’re supposed to look the same because it’s a fast-paced game that requires players to instantly recognize their tiles. The reason why tiles haven’t changed after hundreds of years isn’t because of a lack of imagination. Rin Chupeco (THE EVER CRUEL KINGDOM out now!) January 5, 2021 In your bid to sell a $425 mahjong tile set you wound up taking away the whole point of mahjong. You are SUPPOSED TO RECOGNIZE YOUR TILES IN JUST A GLANCE TO MAKE FASTER CHOICES. Mahjong tiles have the same designs because mahjong moves fast. There’s a reason why mahjong tiles haven’t changed “it’s allergies not Covid19, dear Caucasian” January 4, 2021 This is a textbook example of #culturalappropriation so happy 2021 everyone. What’s happening? Colonizers Annie, Bianca and Kate have discovered a new and improved tile game, once known as mahjong but now is a reflection of their individual style and fun. The company launched in 2020, but when the internet took notice of it in early January 2021, it blew up - and not in a good way. What they created was a more colorful version of the game with different artworks on each tile. The Mahjong Line founders Screenshot from their websiteĪnd so, after deciding that the game needed a “respectful refresh”, she and her friends Annie and Bianca came up with this product line: Screenshot from The Mahjong Line website Traditional tiles didn’t “reflect the fun she had” when playing, and they didn’t mirror “her style and personality”. It all started when a certain Kate found the artwork of traditional tiles “all the same”. According to their About Us page (that has now since been rewritten), The Mahjong Line is a company that sells “respectfully refreshed” mahjong sets.
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