Cultural Appropriation

[TheRealJoeFish]

The problem is lumping the more extreme views on the subject held by "Tumblrinas" with what I've been talking about. There's a difference between expressing yourself and being a dickhead, and it's a clearer distinction than it seems. The reason I've been talking about Halloween costumes as examples is because that is the major talking point. The whole "My Culture is Not a Trend" movement. You don't need to agree with overly political correct Tumblr feminists to realize that the examples I've given can be extremely racist or offensive to those groups. Native Americans have attempted to move away from their stereotypical image for over a century...which is why white people taking that part of their culture and abusing it is offensive and harmful.

I am not someone who is overly political correct. Hell, the political correctness present in most U.S. media outlets is part of the reason I refer to myself as a moderate Democrat instead of a full-fledged liberal. If you read my thread on ISIS being Islamic, you know I'm not on that side. But I can't help but feel like some people hate the idea of political correctness because it hurts their ability to be a dick or be racist without much consequence. And that's the case here. It's not about trying to protect every person's feelings and sheltering them. It's about not being an ass. Plain and simple.

Me too.

(As in, I agree with pretty much all of this.  Why's everyone so afraid of looking at things on a case-by-case basis, of saying "X" is bad sometimes and good sometimes and it depends on the situation?)