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Dragon Stereotype
Jun. 19th, 2025 08:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamdragonI'm about to have it.
I'm starting to hate "typical euro-western dragon" in media on principle.
I'm starting to despise fire element immediate, default association with draconity.
I can't not look at scale four legs two membranous wings spiked scutes platemail tail spade and not feel disappointment. Or hoarding gold and precious gems feline behavior medieval setting cave and castles powerful and large and feel like wanting to tear up something.
This is NOT about identity (in case I need to say it). This is about dragons as design, dragons as creatures created, for story narrative and game pieces, this is about people's imagination--or lack thereof. This is about putting dragon in boxes and maybe anglocentrism in media. Because sometimes people give eastern storm dragon fire power--just because it's a dragon.
Having some people think that dragons are to be a specific way is disheartening. I grew up with stories of dragons around the world, with media that are expansive with what dragon means. This? This little box I keep finding people put dragons in? This is an utter disgrace. Madness.
I'm starting to hate "typical euro-western dragon" in media on principle.
I'm starting to despise fire element immediate, default association with draconity.
I can't not look at scale four legs two membranous wings spiked scutes platemail tail spade and not feel disappointment. Or hoarding gold and precious gems feline behavior medieval setting cave and castles powerful and large and feel like wanting to tear up something.
Having a couple of these in a setting at a time is fine. But treated as a default state, must have for dragons?
This is NOT about identity (in case I need to say it). This is about dragons as design, dragons as creatures created, for story narrative and game pieces, this is about people's imagination--or lack thereof. This is about putting dragon in boxes and maybe anglocentrism in media. Because sometimes people give eastern storm dragon fire power--just because it's a dragon.
Having some people think that dragons are to be a specific way is disheartening. I grew up with stories of dragons around the world, with media that are expansive with what dragon means. This? This little box I keep finding people put dragons in? This is an utter disgrace. Madness.
