TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
Many of you will note that cultural appropriation has become kind of a "thing" these days, and quite frankly, the sentiments make me want to vomit. What's getting on my nerves is the idea that it's inappropriate and offensive, and that we need to establish restrictive norms on who can and cannot partake in certain cultural behaviors. Talk about a divisive attitude...what in the world ever happened to the melting pot? This is NOT progressive thinking. Hopefully it'll just fizzle out and people will forget it ever happened.
If you are unfamiliar with the buzzword, read this article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...5c0c153e4b0b23e3ce3f27b?kvcommref=mostpopular
Quite frankly, I don't buy it. It's something you have to teach people to get upset about. The reality is that culture is a fluid thing, and cultures cannot, will not, and will never coexist as mutually exclusive entities. They will inevitably intermingle, and that's a GOOD thing. We are not beholden to the restraints of other people's culture, and we don't need a certain skin color or history either. Culture is a give and take thing. Beyond that, nobody but nobody owns cultural artifacts. Seriously, what petty insecurity.
In any case, what's your opinion?
If you are unfamiliar with the buzzword, read this article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...5c0c153e4b0b23e3ce3f27b?kvcommref=mostpopular
Quite frankly, I don't buy it. It's something you have to teach people to get upset about. The reality is that culture is a fluid thing, and cultures cannot, will not, and will never coexist as mutually exclusive entities. They will inevitably intermingle, and that's a GOOD thing. We are not beholden to the restraints of other people's culture, and we don't need a certain skin color or history either. Culture is a give and take thing. Beyond that, nobody but nobody owns cultural artifacts. Seriously, what petty insecurity.
In any case, what's your opinion?