Context is everything.
It’s what gives our opinions and ideas weight in the universe of conversation. It’s the unconscious explanation to our statements and criticisms. The matter through which language is understood.
Sometimes, context is ambiguous and leaves an idea to be moot. Sometimes it’s ignored and leads to misinterpretation and conflict. In the case of Team Bondi naming their newest game “Whore of the Orient,” context is an icebreaker to a very important conversation about colonialism, western exploitation, and eurocentrism. It could even explain why “Whore of the Orient” may be problematic.