"Cultural Appropriation"

[Shell B]

Indeed, it doesn't mean the same thing to all people. Intention is very important when it comes to what is acceptable to me or not. If you use a racial slur to tell me a joke that is just clever, and I know you're not actually a racist, I don't care. If you scream racial slurs at someone because they cut you off in traffic, I'm pissed.

Using the pissing on the grave analogy, someone else might be horribly offended by it. However, there's a musician whose fans go out of their way to piss on his grave because it's what he would have wanted. They do it out of love.

What if someone pissed on the American flag?  Would Americans be right to be offended, on the grounds that it was a highly symbolic artifact for them?  Could you say, I made it myself from fabric from China, so it's not REALLY a "real" American flag?

If I knew an American, could I as a Canadian, be right to say, "I don't give a shit about this flag.  I own it, I think it looks cool, and I enjoy pissing on it.  Mind your own fucking business"?

What if I printed American Flag toilet paper, so people from countries all over the world could constantly show what they think of America's culture and people?  Would you support that?

I wouldn't care. In fact, I've had this conversation many times and support people doing what they want to the flag. I respect it in my home. I don't project that onto other people. I'm sorry, but you're not going to find an example that bothers me. Unless you piss on something I, or someone other than you who hasn't given you permission, physically own, a human being or an animal, I'm not bothered. Yes, people should mind their own fucking business.

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Yeah, yeah, I'm part native, too.  But I don't identify much with my tribe (it's Penobscot) because it's ancient history.  Being 1/16 or 1/32 native (or whatever it is) means very little about how I should treat people with a cultural grievance.

Your connection with your Native roots has nothing to do with mine. Moreover, just because your connection is ancient history doesn't mean mine is. You're making excuses to be dismissive of my opinion because you imagine I'm too white to be allowed one. Piss off.