Cultural Appropriation and Food

[Goosebump]

If something is culturally important to a minority group and done wrong by a majority group, or if it’s used to reinforce stereotypes or oppression, I can see why it’d not be okay. Like the famous example of a headdress sacred to certain American Indian tribes being used as a cheap joke costume by a white person.

That said, I don’t think a white person selling tacos or a Mexican company making bank by selling lager would count. At a certain point, complaining about cultural appropriation just becomes worthy of an eye roll more than anything else, if only because the person in question seems hellbent on enforcing a dead-end cultural isolationism. How dare you worry about your selfish desires when you can be worried about my selfish desires?

Also, nice to see Goosebump back in the land of the living. For now, at least.

I think I understand it better. Here is an example that cuts all ways I think.

Led Zeppelin completely exploited black music. But only because they were told to by their producer that had discovered it. At what point is Led Zeppelin responsible for the obvious use of black music and at what point do the original creators of the music need to move on?

Also, yes I'm still alive. I had a really good plan in place then I broke my nose. I should maybe make a "failed suicide" thread. Thanks for the welcome back, I was pretty sure I was invisable here.