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A Dallas-Based Mahjong Line Is Facing National Backlash for Cultural Appropriation The company, founded by three White women, decided to give a centuries-old Chinese game a "respectful refresh" that no one asked for. By Emily Heft Published in Living January 8, 2021 11:07 am The Mahjong Line, a Dallas-based company founded by three White women, has come under fire for redesigning and rebranding a traditional Chinese game and failing to properly acknowledge its cultural significance. Mahjong was developed during China’s Qing Dynasty and spread across Asia in the 19th century. The game is ub...

The Dallas - based company faces backlash on social media for its failed attempt to ‘respectfully refresh’ the centuries old Chinese tile game.

Game company founded by 3 white women sorry for Americanizing mahjong tiles Three American women, founders of a mahjong tile company, are feeling the burn for Americanizing Chinese tiles. Kate LaGere brought in pals Annie O’Grady and Bianca Watson to revamp the classic tile game that originated in Shanghai more than a decade ago, reported CBS News. But their chichi game pieces — which run upward of a whopping $425 per set — replace many of the Chinese symbols with Western imagery. Now, they’re apologizing for gentrifying the game. © Shutterstock A Texas mahjong company has apologi...

Yes, customized game sets are not new, but the narrative and lack of consultation with those with Chinese ancestry has raised ire.