Saturday, October 27, 2018

Beto's Cultural Appropriation

As you may know, many persons have been criticized for the crime of "cultural appropriation". Here are some examples:

https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/g22363821/cultural-appropriation-examples-celebrities/

I'd like to know why "Beto" O'Rourke has not faced similar criticism. There is nothing in his background to suggest a Hispanic heritage befitting of the "Beto" nickname:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beto_O%27Rourke

In fact, the only thing I see in his background is oodles of "white privilege", but I don't see anyone criticizing him for that, either.

If such labels are not applied equally to all potential "violators", then as far as I am concerned they are BS.

1 comment:

  1. Here is additional discussion of the issue:

    https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/10/26/658924715/when-is-it-ok-to-wear-the-clothing-of-another-culture

    I think the question "when is it ok?" shows how silly this all is. Do we have "freedom" in this country, or not? Why can't anyone wear anything they want?

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