Vicariously Offended

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How do you not have the money for cocaine man, it literally grows on trees

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How do Puerto Ricans dress up?

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Lots of fabrication in this story

I mean, that was the point. Previous poster imagined a world. I imagined another one.

As for the Asian kid - one grain of rice at a time. Boiling water in a lot of tiny containers. It ended up being surprisingly efficient, save for a mild case of carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Remember the Frito Bandito? (Voiced by Mel Blanc)

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PragerU is a right wing propaganda machine (I'm not exaggerating that is literally their business model). That itself doesn't invalidate this video in particular but should explain the motives behind it.

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I think the more important factor is taking ownership over something that originated elsewhere.

This describes virtually every tool, food, piece of clothing, etc you have ever used that was invented before the 20th century. Most of them originating somewhere else and being copied, rebranded, and modified over and over for decades or centuries until they reached their current forms. The only real difference is how recently it happened and if you can wedge it into a power hierarchy in such a way as to be able to blame someone who's an acceptable target for that blame.

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Lol, what a bunch of snowflakes.

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This is probably the best most level-headed and respectful take I've seen regarding cultural appropriation. Thank you!

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I think there's a mix. I get the impression that cultural appropriation as a thing to be offended about is well past its peak and dying out a bit, but back when it was popular I knew people in real life angry about these things. Not bad people either... well meaning people who spend a bit too much time online and don't think things through themselves.

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oh yeah, as an academic term it's probably useful

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Yes, that was the point.

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I've never seen anyone that wasn't lily white complain about cultural appropriation.

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That is exactly white savior complex. Other cultures aren't troubled children that need us white folk to come save them from other people sharing their culture.

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boiling water in a lot of tiny containers. It ended up being surprisingly efficient, save for a mild case of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Just as we all suspected, it was in his blood.

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With rock'n'roll, it was not even just about money, it also did a pretty good job of bridging the gap between black and white people - I don't think it's realistic to say that this would have worked equally well if all the bands had been black.

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White saviorism is the belief that you understand and know how to address a community and its problems in spite of not having any involvement with or ties to that community because you are white abd educated. Me thinking I can fix Puerto Rico’s issues because Im an educated white guy who has a poli sci degree would be an example of this as my Spanish is trash, I have never been to Puerto Rico, and Im unfamiliar with their history.

Cultural appropriation is utilizing imagery or concepts from a foreign culture. It can be good, bad, weird, or neutral depending on multiple factors.

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The first paragraph implies they're the same thing.

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Bingo, Im white and Mexican born. I can dress up in traditional Mexican stuff and no one gives a crap. If I tried to be a rastafarian, whose faith is focused on the return of African descended people back to Africa, itvwould be wrong.

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Exactly, no Scottish person is getting bent out of shape if Im wearing tartan plaid shirts but dressing up and pretending to be Rastafarian would be inappropriate as Im white.

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Selection bias