Today in Cultural Appropriation

RickStain · May 8, 2018

Stoney said: ↑

This is not new information. I'm sure everyone here is already well-versed on the nasty history of white people. But that still doesn't explain to me why it's not OK for a teen girl to respectfully wear a beautiful dress to her prom, or for a white college kid to choose to have dreadlocks in his hair, or any such similar "cultural appropriation" pseudo-controversies that have arisen in recent years.

To me, there's almost a "boy that cried wolf" aspect to this. If liberals keep playing the "whites are historically evil" card to justify silly faux outrages like this, then folks eventually stop taking it seriously each time it's used. Save that card for the real injustices, not this sort of nonsense.
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I think that stories like the prom dress exist specifically to give a certain audience an excuse to play the "I guess I'll just stop taking the whole thing seriously!" card.

Songbird · May 8, 2018

Can I impersonate Eddie Murphy impersonating Ralph Kramden telling Norton he wants to fuck him up the ass?

doctorquant · May 8, 2018

Songbird said: ↑

Can I impersonate Eddie Murphy impersonating Ralph Kramden telling Norton he wants to fuck him up the ass?
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That'd be preferable to hearing the board's most complete human droning on and on.

heyabbott · May 8, 2018

Dick Whitman said: ↑

When I sold my house to a black man, a neighbor came over and read me the riot act for selling "to another fucking Monday."
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That’s what happens when you live in Trump Tower

heyabbott · May 8, 2018

Songbird said: ↑

Can I impersonate Eddie Murphy impersonating Ralph Kramden telling Norton he wants to fuck him up the ass?
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Only if you can impersonate ElmerFudd impersonating Bruce Springsteen singing ‘Fire’

Dick Whitman · May 8, 2018

Have you guys ever seen the episode of "The Office" titled "Diversity Day," when Michael Scott impersonates Chris Rock? That's "cultural appropriation." I don't think that term was widely used then, but that's what it was. We all understood that as we watched it, and that was the joke. What is funny when performed by Chris Rock is not so funny when performed by oblivious corporate middle manager.

Songbird · May 8, 2018

heyabbott said: ↑

Only if you can impersonate ElmerFudd impersonating Bruce Springsteen singing ‘Fire’
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I can't but Naomi can. (My all-time favorite teevee crush; aside from the SoloFlex chick ca. '94)

MisterCreosote · May 8, 2018

RickStain said: ↑

It's that we're living in the aftermath of several centuries of white people subjugating most of the rest of the world and actively attacking those cultures, so the wounds are a little raw.
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“You know what the most obvious white person rule of all time is?

‘No Loitering.’

You know what black people call loitering?

‘Chillin’.’ ”

Donny in his element · May 8, 2018

heyabbott said: ↑

Tennis and Golf were long considered in this country to be White protestant pursuits, essentially part of the culture of former European Protestants. This activity was more than just an athletic and recreational outlet, but part of a larger social and cultural construct that encompassed an entire day’s activity at specialized cultural and communal centers known as Country Clubs. Many of these clubs had strict membership requirements beyond the ability to pay. Jewish Americans mirrored this experience by opening their own Country Clubs, but with better food. Although it was cultural appropriation, it was tolerated because the Jews did not seek to change the existing culture by forcing the larger culture to adapt. Catholics were able to join their Protestant cousins in some places, but this was highly regulated and done quietly.

Venus, Serena and Tiger are cultural appropriation offenders. SHAME
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One-hundred fifty words to get to the punchline we all knew was coming.

Inky_Wretch · May 8, 2018

Stoney said: ↑

... or for a white college kid to choose to have dreadlocks in his hair ...
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Wait, that's wrong too!?! Man, I'm glad no photos exist of me on the Dead summer tour of 1989.

Jake_Taylor · May 8, 2018

Dick Whitman said: ↑

Have you guys ever seen the episode of "The Office" titled "Diversity Day," when Michael Scott impersonates Chris Rock? That's "cultural appropriation." I don't think that term was widely used then, but that's what it was. We all understood that as we watched it, and that was the joke. What is funny when performed by Chris Rock is not so funny when performed by oblivious corporate middle manager.
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Whatcha want? A cookie?!

Batman · May 8, 2018

RickStain said: ↑

All I'm saying is if they ask you not to sing along to rap lyrics, don't call it a lynching.
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Can I at least call it a comeback?

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