>It's not clear who is behind the spreadsheet, but the authors claim it was compiled "by several people of color." I reached out for a comment and received this response: "Sorry, we are not taking media inquiries."
Why give some random angry people with a google spreadsheet attention, that's pretty much giving them what they want isn't it?
So are we going to protest Italian, Irish, and Thai restaurants because tomatoes, potatoes, and chili peppers came from North America? Come on, Eurasia, stay true to your culture!
The world's clothing designers will need to drop off their blue jeans at the nearest American Embassy.
Non-Japanese anime artists, please delete your work immediately.
Why is it that, whenever a crazy fringe belief is identified, work isn't immediately done to determine how many people hold the belief before reporting it? Surely that is the only important figure in a story like this.
I have mixed feelings about this. I care a great deal about social justice, but cultural appropriation gets thrown around with too much ease, and when taken to the extreme, it becomes an argument for cultural segregation, and that's definitely bad.
So far, the only kind of cultural appropriation I've come to consider as clearly bad, is when you're turning someone's deeply meaningful cultural symbolism and spiritual beliefs into a fashion accessory, like with the famous native American headdress (slowly acquired over a lifetime of accomplishment) or Maori life tattoos (signifying specific events from the person's life).
But most things, including food, music, and culture in general, should be shared. There's a lot we can learn from each other and cross-cultural influence can enrich us all.
But it seems the purpose of this list is not just to shame restaurants, but to point people to a more authentic experience, and that seems like a very good idea.
"But it seems the purpose of this list is not just to shame restaurants, but to point people to a more authentic experience, and that seems like a very good idea."
I agree. I propose we assemble a list of Jewish-owned movie studios making films about white people next, and use it to point people to a more authentic experience instead.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 30.0 ms ] threadWhy give some random angry people with a google spreadsheet attention, that's pretty much giving them what they want isn't it?
The world's clothing designers will need to drop off their blue jeans at the nearest American Embassy.
Non-Japanese anime artists, please delete your work immediately.
What's next... enjoying ethnic food is an attempt to devour a cultures labors?
Some people are so fucked up. Almost as fucked up as the author of the article for giving them a voice
So far, the only kind of cultural appropriation I've come to consider as clearly bad, is when you're turning someone's deeply meaningful cultural symbolism and spiritual beliefs into a fashion accessory, like with the famous native American headdress (slowly acquired over a lifetime of accomplishment) or Maori life tattoos (signifying specific events from the person's life).
But most things, including food, music, and culture in general, should be shared. There's a lot we can learn from each other and cross-cultural influence can enrich us all.
But it seems the purpose of this list is not just to shame restaurants, but to point people to a more authentic experience, and that seems like a very good idea.
I agree. I propose we assemble a list of Jewish-owned movie studios making films about white people next, and use it to point people to a more authentic experience instead.