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<blockquote data-quote="Nellisir" data-source="post: 6280339" data-attributes="member: 70"><p><em>Edit: removed a line of mine that confused the issue and was a bit hyperbolic. But...no. You do not get to decide what offends other people, and whether it's justified or not, silly or not. You do not get to put the burden of proof on the other person to prove that they are allowed to be offended. You just don't.</em></p><p></p><p>So your friend was wrong to take offense? Are you really saying you know better than he does?</p><p></p><p></p><p>A kilt, to use my example, isn't "ceremonial dress". A clan tartan, with all the bells and whistles, is ceremonial, and wearing one to indicate membership in a group to which one does not belong would be a misrepresentation, much like wearing medals and a uniform of the US Marines and claiming ranks to which you are not entitled. The kilt as an article of clothing is not ceremonial, anymore than a generic military uniform with shiny things on your sleeve is.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes indeed. To use that right responsibly, and in moderation, and to defend it. Defining when and where cultural appropriation is appropriate, however, is not a responsible action. It's the opposite. The definition takes responsibility away from the individual, because to the public eye both the actor and the acted no longer has choice; one has given offense, the other is required to take it. We as a society get confused when people don't take offense when we expect them to. Sometimes we elevate that person; sometimes we vilify them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nellisir, post: 6280339, member: 70"] [I]Edit: removed a line of mine that confused the issue and was a bit hyperbolic. But...no. You do not get to decide what offends other people, and whether it's justified or not, silly or not. You do not get to put the burden of proof on the other person to prove that they are allowed to be offended. You just don't.[/I] So your friend was wrong to take offense? Are you really saying you know better than he does? A kilt, to use my example, isn't "ceremonial dress". A clan tartan, with all the bells and whistles, is ceremonial, and wearing one to indicate membership in a group to which one does not belong would be a misrepresentation, much like wearing medals and a uniform of the US Marines and claiming ranks to which you are not entitled. The kilt as an article of clothing is not ceremonial, anymore than a generic military uniform with shiny things on your sleeve is. Yes indeed. To use that right responsibly, and in moderation, and to defend it. Defining when and where cultural appropriation is appropriate, however, is not a responsible action. It's the opposite. The definition takes responsibility away from the individual, because to the public eye both the actor and the acted no longer has choice; one has given offense, the other is required to take it. We as a society get confused when people don't take offense when we expect them to. Sometimes we elevate that person; sometimes we vilify them. [/QUOTE]
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