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FWIW, I do appreciate the feedback in this thread that was helpful. Especially the person who offered the Writing with Color blog; that was super helpful and I'll have a lot of value from that.
You really need to broaden your horizon.Indians, Africans, Islanders, etc who fell under the rule of colonial Britain, and Native Americans who suffered genocide under the American government might disagree with your argument that that was a "natural process"...
Do you know what else has been going on for millennia when cultures interact and one take control over the other? Slavery. Does that mean that slavery isn't a bad thing? Or it's no big deal because it's been a "natural process over millennia"?
Also, I don't know why you're sticking to this logic of "I can find a Native American who doesn't have a problem with the Washington Redskins, so therefore it's not racist to Native Americans." It's not a good look, man.
Ugh, so much etc. etc.As far as my use of white privilege, that's not a racist term either. I've actually given corporate presentations on this topic; it's something I feel I'm pretty well researched on. It's not a racist term, but also an actual thing we can observe. It's not just the big things, but also the little things like:
- being assured that whenever you turn on the TV or open a paper, you're going to see people who look just like you
- no one ever telling you you're a credit to your race/gender just because you did something good
- not being the only person of your race in a college classroom
- being assured that no matter what town you go in, you're going to find a place of worship that fits your religious beliefs
- not having the police called because you're having a BBQ in a public place, or just hanging out at your own apartment
- not having people stare at you the entire time you're in a store
Etc, etc.
Of course! Not sure why you'd think I implied otherwise?
What I mean by "Academic Multiculturalism" is a particular school of thought promulgated in universities that gives rise to such concepts as "cultural appropriation." A lot of important, good stuff - but the problem is that there isn't a lot of openness or flexibility of thinking; they thump your proverbial bible on the table. They tend not to take too kindly to any kind of questioning, or diversity of thinking -- which, of course, is counter to the whole point of higher education.
I'm guessing that some here wouldn't take too kindly to Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special.
I know this is a bit of a hot thread but I thought I would offer a different perspective on it.
I once heard someone say that historically cultural appropriation is the first step toward peace between two different groups.
They were saying that when two different groups met they would almost always go to war with each other, each trying to gain advantage over the other. But as time passed each group is exposed to the culture of the other and eventually they notice all the cool cultural stuff the other one has and starts to desire it. This eventually leads to people not wanting to wage war on the other because then how would they get the cool stuff?
For example: Not long ago America and Japan had a hardcore antagonistic relationship. Both sides did some absolutely awful stuff to each other. But now and days the idea of fighting with Japan is absurd to Americans. They make all of our anime. Anime, an idea they got from watching animations produced from America like Walt Disney. (The WW2 Emperor of Japan is rumored to have been buried with a Mickey Mouse watch)
And you know the will of the minority culture how?that's the difference between cultural exchange, and cultural appropriation. The latter is taking someone else's culture typically against the desires of the minority culture.
Well, I'm trans, so you can probably guess where I stand on that.
No culture- majority or minority- is monolith.And you know the will of the minority culture how?
Because I listen to their objections. Seriously, it's not that hard. You should try it sometime.And you know the will of the minority culture how?