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		lupire on May 9, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yep, I created the new Avatar font That web page font is so harsh on my eyes, hard to read. Also, "tribal" is a weird choice of word. What is the intended meaning?

andybak on May 9, 2022 [–]

It's weird that you find it weird. The meaning seems obvious to me (despite being incredibly inaccurate, western-centric and mildly patronising)

I would say it means "evocative of cultures that are stereotypically thought to be tribal in the colloquial sense of the word"

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