Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation?

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by NineBerry » Tue May 23, 2017 3:39 pm

Yes, it is. No, they aren't. Yes, I am. Yes, they aren't.

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by laklak » Tue May 23, 2017 6:06 pm

pErvin wrote:I've never had a fish taco. It sounds yummy. I can probably get one here at some hipster establishment for $30 a taco.
You can get taco shells or tortillas, right? Easy to make.
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by JimC » Tue May 23, 2017 9:16 pm

Forty Two wrote:No, it isn't. Universities take it seriously, as do many prominent feminists and other social justice activists. Unless you're suggesting these are not relevant mainstream folks...
Their only relevance is an ability as a tiny minority to whip up right wing hysteria...
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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by NineBerry » Tue May 23, 2017 10:02 pm

"some unknown person wrote something on Google Docs" is not news

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by Forty Two » Tue May 23, 2017 10:03 pm

NineBerry wrote:"some unknown person wrote something on Google Docs" is not news
Last time I checked, NPR, and the Washington Post, was. This is mainstream Progressivism, and intersectional feminism to a "t."
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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by NineBerry » Tue May 23, 2017 10:05 pm

That's opinion blogs. News sites have unimportant people write controversial texts for click baiting

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by Brian Peacock » Tue May 23, 2017 10:13 pm

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pErvin wrote:I've never had a fish taco. It sounds yummy. I can probably get one here at some hipster establishment for $30 a taco.
You can get taco shells or tortillas, right? Easy to make.
I don't get Mexican food. It all seems like the same stuff, just folded differently. :tea:
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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by Forty Two » Tue May 23, 2017 10:18 pm

NineBerry wrote:"some unknown person wrote something on Google Docs" is not news
Dude, this is textbook progressivism. It follows

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by Hermit » Tue May 23, 2017 10:35 pm

Forty Two wrote:
NineBerry wrote:"some unknown person wrote something on Google Docs" is not news
Dude, this is textbook progressivism. It follows
Having checked out your first link I'd call it "bloggers expressing opinions and citing other bloggers' opinions".

The nearest two outlets offering Indian cuisine are Indian. The food is not authentic Indian cuisine. It's tailored to appeal to European palates. The nearest Chinese restaurant is run by a Chinese family. Again, the food is tailored to suit Europeans. Who is appropriating whom? That's a question absolutely nobody asks in this town. Not even the students at the local uni campus give a rat's arse either. They're too busy studying and having a good time. The problem with the lack of concern is that there aren't enough bloggers in the area, I suppose.
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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by Forty Two » Tue May 23, 2017 10:37 pm

laklak wrote:
pErvin wrote:I've never had a fish taco. It sounds yummy. I can probably get one here at some hipster establishment for $30 a taco.
You can get taco shells or tortillas, right? Easy to make.
Maybe, if you're a racist. :-)

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by Forty Two » Tue May 23, 2017 10:42 pm

Hermit wrote:
Forty Two wrote:
NineBerry wrote:"some unknown person wrote something on Google Docs" is not news
Dude, this is textbook progressivism. It follows
Having checked out your first link I'd call it "bloggers expressing opinions and citing other bloggers' opinions".

The nearest two outlets offering Indian cuisine are Indian. The food is not authentic Indian cuisine. It's tailored to appeal to European palates. The nearest Chinese restaurant is run by a Chinese family. Again, the food is tailored to suit Europeans. Who is appropriating whom? That's a question absolutely nobody asks in this town. Not even the students at the local uni campus give a rat's arse either. They're too busy studying and having a good time. The problem with the lack of concern is that there aren't enough bloggers in the area, I suppose.
Give it time. Just look at the laws they're passing in Canada these days. It's coming down the pike. I am just grateful that there seems to be a limit even for a good segment of those who align left. Watch for this issue growing in popularity. Soon it'll be hate and racism for college kids to serve tacos on Cinco de Mayo, if they're not Mexican, of course....

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by NineBerry » Tue May 23, 2017 10:47 pm

You should leave the cellar once in a while

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Re: Eating other ethnicities' foods = cultural appropriation

Post by Hermit » Tue May 23, 2017 10:53 pm

Forty Two wrote:Give it time. Just look at the laws they're passing in Canada these days.
Cite the laws, please. I mean the wording, not your interpretation of what they mean.
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