Cultural appropriation??

[NS Plover]

OK - I just changed my profile background to get ready for Lunar New Year - then it struck me - is this cultural appropriation?? Another question - if people of other cultures dress like Anne of Green Gables can we accuse them of that??

[=CrimsoN=]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kiwami means EXTREME:

I think you already know the answer and have only made this thread to try and start an argument.

Yep. Obvious b8 is obvious

[abcd]

people purposefully attack any cross-cultural experience with accusations of appropriation and ill-intent in order to prevent the spread of those cultures.

the most-recent example would be the qipao at the prom. a bunch of white people attacked them for it, but many chinese people already consider the qipao a very chintzy item. and, when asked about it, were glad that people were interested in it.

similarly, nobody likes a weeb who can't hardly speak without pronouncing a hard desu degozarimasu, but an interest in kimono and other aspects of japanese culture and fashion are actively encouraged. as long as you don't do it wrong, because that's offensive in any culture.

[mikO]

Ima wear black face to piss people off.

[Yasahi]

Cultural appropriation is a silly American thing that should have died off like most things related to the "I'm offended" -culture that is coming from there these days.

[Manny]

People like to get offended easily because they are bored or have nothing else in their life to worry about.

As a white British male who’s parents are from a tiny country called Albania.. I wouldn’t be offended if.. oh wait, I’m a white privileged straight male, so I can’t speak on this subject.

[Dom]

Only millennial Americans think that cultural appropriation is offensive. Other western countries like European ones are highly multicultural, and find positive things about different cultures. Cultural appropriation is simply a way to enjoy other cultures.

[Xautos]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Dom:

Only millennial Americans think that cultural appropriation is offensive. Other western countries like European ones are highly multicultural, and find positive things about different cultures. Cultural appropriation is simply a way to enjoy other cultures.

Multiculturalism is a very scary thing and Europe has it's fair share of fearmongering on the subject, especially the UK and Hungary. Both countries have a strong nationalist leaning element. Patriotism and pride are big symbols and multicultural aspects will eventually blur that aspect and so people are scared to lose their country and what it stands for.

Any country that has strong nationalistic leanings are less inclined to want to integrate into a larger culture. it is always the way, it also doesn't help things when you got leaders who are more inclined to beat on that nationalist war drum and get people to believe that others aren't as precious as they are and can be treated differently.

There was a thread a few days back about Martin Luther King Jr., inside there was a comment from a known spam poster who suggested that segregation doesn't exist any more in the USA, but that isn't even remotely true. So long as people draw battle lines on the fear mongering aspect of multiculturalism through their nationalist leanings, there will always be segregation.

We aren't there yet to accept the idea of such things still, and we sure as hell can't pass the buck and say that another generation is responsible. They learn these things from the previous generation as did they learn it from another previous generation, on and on.

[Dom]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Xautos:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Dom:

Only millennial Americans think that cultural appropriation is offensive. Other western countries like European ones are highly multicultural, and find positive things about different cultures. Cultural appropriation is simply a way to enjoy other cultures.

Multiculturalism is a very scary thing and Europe has it's fair share of fearmongering on the subject, especially the UK and Hungary. Both countries have a strong nationalist leaning element. Patriotism and pride are big symbols and multicultural aspects will eventually blur that aspect and so people are scared to lose their country and what it stands for.

Any country that has strong nationalistic leanings are less inclined to want to integrate into a larger culture. it is always the way, it also doesn't help things when you got leaders who are more inclined to beat on that nationalist war drum and get people to believe that others aren't as precious as they are and can be treated differently.

There was a thread a few days back about Martin Luther King Jr., inside there was a comment from a known spam poster who suggested that segregation doesn't exist any more in the USA, but that isn't even remotely true. So long as people draw battle lines on the fear mongering aspect of multiculturalism through their nationalist leanings, there will always be segregation.

We aren't there yet to accept the idea of such things still, and we sure as hell can't pass the buck and say that another generation is responsible. They learn these things from the previous generation as did they learn it from another previous generation, on and on.

Countries have never been truly independent and humans are used to working together. The fact is that countries are part of this world, and they need to have connections with each other in order to ensure economic well-being and functionality.

If you have a very closed nationalist country, companies will move away and won't come back. Money will go overseas. So many European countries have realized this.

Quite many nationalist "dreamlands" in this world have a low quality of life rating and social issues. It doesn't work.

[nullable]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Dom:

Quite many nationalist "dreamlands" in this world have a low quality of life rating and social issues. It doesn't work.

Doesn't seem to stop a lot people from wanting it despite the evidence and hoping their version will be the one that works...

[🜂∴🜏 Cassie]

Oprindeligt skrevet af NS Plover:

OK - I just changed my profile background to get ready for Lunar New Year - then it struck me - is this cultural appropriation?? Another question - if people of other cultures dress like Anne of Green Gables can we accuse them of that??

Ethnic Chinese here, you have permission from me to "appropriate" my culture.

[NS Plover]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Consider Yourself Truly Blissed:

Oprindeligt skrevet af NS Plover:

OK - I just changed my profile background to get ready for Lunar New Year - then it struck me - is this cultural appropriation?? Another question - if people of other cultures dress like Anne of Green Gables can we accuse them of that??

Ethnic Chinese here, you have permission from me to "appropriate" my culture.

Thank you - I appreciate that... Some of the nicest artwork on Steam is...

[36564176]

"cultural appropriation" is a big fat nothingburger

[Braed]

Cultural appropriation is a non issue. Half of the world should go back to wearing robes and togas and ditch Western clothing if it's such a big thing.

[Fajita Jim]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Braed:

Cultural appropriation is a non issue. Half of the world should go back to wearing robes and togas and ditch Western clothing if it's such a big thing.

Maybe we should give the Arabs...I mean Hindus their numbers back. They (Arabic Numerals) only ever seem to cause a whole lot of problems, anyway.

[unca.alby]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Fajita Jim:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Braed:

Cultural appropriation is a non issue. Half of the world should go back to wearing robes and togas and ditch Western clothing if it's such a big thing.

Maybe we should give the Arabs...I mean Hindus their numbers back. They (Arabic Numerals) only ever seem to cause a whole lot of problems, anyway.

let's keep the 0's and 1's, coz the computers do everything in binary these days anyway