Thank you so much! I'll look that up in the zebra when I go to work tomorrow. It doesn't show up in the target app, but at least now I have a number and can look it up.
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Enough of this “cultural appropriation” crap. You’re not using aspects of others’ culture unless you appreciate them, as long as you’re not mocking it. How else did pizza and tacos get ingrained in America’s culture?
Mattel's sold-out 'Day of the Dead' Barbie called 'cultural appropriation at its worst'
Cultural appropriation or a celebration?news.yahoo.com
The article says it was sold on Mattel's website and in one day it sold out.
And Chinese takeout and sushi. And Cinco de Mayo, which is a far, far bigger holiday in the US than it is for Mexico. And vodka.
People who cry “cultural appropriation” and celebrate Cinco De Mayo are hypocritical.
Not the argument. Our culture is like our language, it not just steals from others, it knocks them cold in a dark alley and commits grand theft. Some people think that absorbing other cultures' traditions is making fun of them though.
I agree there are certain things that are that are scared that shouldn’t be taken from a culture for your entertainment, and I tend to be liberal on social issues. But for goodness sake, Mexicans play with Barbies. This isn’t like Kim Kardashian dressing up in a Dia De Los Muertos style outfit. It’s just making Mexican kids feel recognized.
But it still can be melted into the great melting pot. When I was a teen a multi-year drought happened and after a few years a nearby ski resort hired the local Native American tribes to do a snow dance because the snow pack was so low. And the Native Americans that were hired were in full regalia conducting a ceremony to call for snow to fall on behalf of the ski resort. Quite the interesting fusion of the traditional beliefs and modern living.
That's the thing though isn't it? A lot of people don't like the dominant group adopting things from a minority group's culture because some people like the culture, but don't appreciate the people...
Ok, I can see what you’re saying about talking shit about a culture’s people but using things from their culture anyway. But what if they’re just innocent people who like the culture?
