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Rick Lewis's avatar

Hey Jeff - I agree with this spicy take on the cultural appropriation issue. It's sort of like when something steals something you've written, or an idea you came up with. It's nice of course to be given credit for what you've originated, but it's also a compliment as you say. It would be like judged your kids for imitating you as their growing up when it's actually part of the job of maturing to imitate those you admire.

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Jeff Sullivan's avatar

Hey Rick - thank you for reading for nailing it with this comment.

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JIM's avatar

THANK YOU JEFF.A REALLY HEALTHY TAKE ON CULTURES.JIM

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Jeff Sullivan's avatar

Thank you Jim!

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Danny Malm's avatar

I cannot believe you learned Spanish just to culturally appropriate the Spanish speaking community…

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Jeff Sullivan's avatar

Guilty

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cory alexander's avatar

Culture itself is appropriation. Arbitrary lines based off of time periods and locations can intillectually quarter and dissect certain aspects but I believe it's strengths lie in being a mental exercise as opposed to some prescriptive mandate on behavior which has become popular in the last decade or so.

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Jeff Sullivan's avatar

Hey Corey, thanks for reading. I don’t understand what you’re saying here. Could you explain more if you don’t mind?

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