A new company has sprung up to “refresh” Mahjong tiles by modifying them to an Instagram-ready palette and illustrative style. The Mahjong Line, founded by Kate LaGere, Annie O’Grady, and Bianca Watson and designed by O&H Brand Design, has released five sets, some of which scrap classic imagery altogether—like bamboo being replaced with nonsensical patterns of the word “BAM,” as well as the inclusion of thunder clouds and bags of flour.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/g5bwkb/these-mahjong-sets-for-rich-white-people-are-a-tacky-monument-to-racism