There are some minority activists who think it's racist for whites to be into non-white things! (get a dictionary!)
They call the act of Euro-descendants doing non-European things "cultural appropriation"! They act as if that's a bad thing!
I already discussed black supremacist punk Brittney Cooper in two blog post, with her getting all pissy just because Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and Macklemore got some recognition in the R&B/ hip-hop genre!
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2014/02/music-and-cultural-segregationists.html
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2013/11/how-saloncom-lost-its-way.html
I also mentioned Veronica Bayetti Flores calling Lode "racist" for (gasp) using a few hip-hop phrases in a song.
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2013/12/oh-lorde.html
But it doesn't stop there.
Salon also had an article by some Arab-American woman who doesn't like European-American women doing belly dancing!
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/04/why_i_cant_stand_white_belly_dancers/
And now I saw this article being posted on facebook.
http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/09/cultural-exchange-and-cultural-appropriation/
Many a white person sporting dreadlocks or a bindi online has taken cultural appropriation to mean the policing of what white people can or can’t wear and enjoy.
Having considered their fashion choices a form of personal expression, some may feel unfairly targeted for simply dressing and acting in a way that feels comfortable for them.
The same can be said for those who find criticisms of the Harlem Shake meme and whatever it is Miley Cyrus did last month to be an obnoxious form of hipsterdom – just because something has origins in black culture, they say, doesn’t mean white artists can’t emulate and enjoy it.
And then there are people who believe that everything is cultural appropriation – from the passing around of gun powder to the worldwide popularity of tea.
They’re tired of certain forms of cultural appropriation – like models in Native American headdresses – being labeled as problematic while many of us are gorging on Chipotle burritos, doing yoga, and popping sushi into our mouths with chopsticks.
They have a point.
and this
People of all cultures wear business suits and collared shirts to survive. But when one is of the dominant culture, adopting the clothing, food, or slang of other cultures has nothing to do with survival.
So as free as people should be to wear whatever hair and clothing they enjoy, using someone else’s cultural symbols to satisfy a personal need for self-expression is an exercise in privilege.and this
People shirk “ethnic” clothes in corporate culture, but wear bastardized versions of them on Halloween.
There is no exchange, understanding, or respect in such cases – only taking.
and this
Don’t overstay your welcome. Don’t pretend to be a part of the household. Don’t make yourself out to be an honored guest whom the householders should be grateful to entertain and educate for hours on end.(this was in response to some "white" guy in a Nigerian ceremony.
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Well, I'm going to jump in and posted this response to that article (and my response already appeared on facebook).
This article claims" Regardless, this is not an article asking you to over-analyze everything you do and wrack yourself with guilt." but the rest of the article is telling people to do just that!
I'm tired of this whining about "cultural appropriation"!
People adapt each other's cultural habits and if you got a problem with that, you are racist scum!
After all, this is a world where a man of African and Asian ancestry excell at a Scottish game.
This is a world where 2 African-American sisters from Compton excell at a French game!
This is a world where South Koreans win break-dance competitions and a South Korean had the top rap song of 2012!
This is a world in which the Maoris have a major role in a sport invented by the British!
This is a world in which an African-American won a Grammy in the country music award.
This is a world in which a Native Hawaiian is one of the top players in the Canadian Football League! (that's my UH classmate from my undergrad years--- Chad Owens)
This is a world in which a man of African and Samoan ancestry is one of the biggest action movie stars in the world.
And this is a world in which the language I'm using (English) use words from Latin, German, Greek, Hebrew and a whole bunch of other world languages.
Anyone who got a problem with that is racist scum!
WORLDWIDE CULTURAL INTEGRATION FOREVER!
I also posted this
Remember when Richard Sherman said calling him a "thug" is like using the N-word?
Well, the words "cultural appropriation" is just another way to say "you f------- haole" or "you white cracker m------f---------".
Look, anyone who has a problem with Macklemore winning an award in the rap genre is racist scum!
Anyone who has a problem with Katy Perry wearing a kimono, you are a racist scum!
And dont give me this "privilege" crap, since almost none of you experience being the only part-Latino kid in a Hawaii classroom with mostly Asians and Pacific Islanders, (I did) so damn effing right I know what it's like to be a minority! (by the way, most of my friends are Asians and Pacific Islanders, I am NOT from East LA, I am NOT from Spanish Harlem, I am NOT from Latin America)
But this whining about "cultural appropriation" needs to stop. If Tiger Woods is allowed to excell at a Scottish game, and Serena/Venus Williams are allowed to excell at a French game, but you're damn effing right that European-Americans shall be allowed to dress in non-European clothes and partake in hip-hop music (which by the way was influenced by German EDM innovators Kraftwerk ........ just ask Afrika Bambaatta, Grandmaster Flash and Dr Dre if you dont believe me!")
WORLDWIDE CULTURAL INTEGRATION FOREVER!
I'll also say this - I may have an ancestry mix of Latin American (Mexican, Puerto Rican) and European (German, Spanish, Portuguese).........................but you know what? I REFUSE TO BE LIMITED TO THOSE CULTURES!
My favorite foods are mostly Asian!
My favorite music (hip-hop) is mostly African-American!
My college's football team is mostly Polynesian!
Anyone got a problem with any of that? SCREW YOU!
I refuse to be defined solely as a member of a race or ethnic group!
I demand to be seen as an individual human being!
I demand to be judged on the content of my character, not on the color of my skin!
And eff anyone who whines about "cultural appropriation"
It's time more of us have guts to say these things!
