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Desensitization to guns (lemmy.world)
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[-] HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub 5 points 3 days ago

Yes, but it's also useful for new-ish writers.

You want to show that the story is in USA without telling it outright? Have someone pull out a gun and nobody bats an eye. You don't need to fill the scene with fat white men anymore - just the gun and no reaction to it.

[-] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Some casual racism would work too,

Or walking past a homeless person without it even registering

[-] HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub 4 points 3 days ago

That could also be England

[-] huppakee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Not untrue, but have to say your average racist Brit doesnt sound much like your average racist American.

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