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Desensitization to guns (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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 1 points 1 hour ago

Some casual racism would work too,

Or walking past a homeless person without it even registering