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Prom dress prompts 'cultural appropriation' row
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| 04/30/18
| Chris Bell
Posted on 04/30/2018 6:27:16 PM PDT by Simon Green
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To: rlmorel; radu
A similar joke, that I think was made famous by Pierre Trudeau, though I doubt he invented it:
Poor Canada! She could have had American Know-How, British Government, and French Culture. Instead, she got British Know-How, French Government, and American Culture.
And which Mexican dictator was it who said: "Poor Meh-hee-co! So faaaaar from God! So close to the United States!" (Porfirio Diaz, perhaps?)
To: Trillian
It is hard to beat! And the good thing is it tastes even better the next day, after “blending” a bit. Mmm, mmm, mmm!
Can’t blame your daughter’s unwillingness to wait. LOL! The aroma is mighty hard to resist when one is smelling it for hours. I’ve done the same thing more than once. :-)
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:36:14 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
I hadn’t heard either one of those before.
And yep, it was Porfirio Diaz. :-)
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posted on
04/30/2018 11:44:03 PM PDT
by
radu
(God bless our military men and women, past and present)
To: Liberal Anti Venom
Actually, trains
were a British invention, not American, though prototype scale models were being built in both countries before the first practical high-powered steam train appeared in Britain. But AKAIK the entire rest of your list is accurate.
To: Simon Green
She looks lovely.
This ‘cultural appropriation’ crap is a load of horse apples.
People need to get a life.
To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
That girl is cute in the ad :)
Never thought about Mama Mia!!!!
Like I said before, what is he doing appropriating an American invention, the internet?
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posted on
05/01/2018 1:04:53 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: Trillian
I would love to know your name :)
Some beautiful Italian names.
And the article is quite confused. ALL I see is condemnation of this twit on twitter.
One can love aspects of their ancestors’ culture without being an idiot.
I’d like to think my grandparents brought some food, music and carpenter and construction talents to our great country.
But we assimilated very quickly.
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posted on
05/01/2018 1:15:47 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: nopardons
How are you?!!?? :)
And I learned some new facts from your comment.
You know too much!!
Makes me look bad.
But I DID leave out the noddles because the Chinese did invent it. :)
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posted on
05/01/2018 1:17:30 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: Mears
It doesn’t matter!!! :)
Why are you trying to ruin an utterly unrelated, unintelligent and racist rant!!
I guess this is where I say “they’re all the same” and show my complete racism and ignorance! :(
My apologies to the Japanese people.
PS It’s like having a mom on the board that scolds you :)
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posted on
05/01/2018 1:22:07 AM PDT
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: Simon Green
Ok, she will not wear the dress again if everyone in Asia takes off their jackets and ties.
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posted on
05/01/2018 3:21:25 AM PDT
by
joshua c
(To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
To: Simon Green
Cultural appropriation is how all societies advance.
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posted on
05/01/2018 3:23:47 AM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: radu
It does indeed...
"...the lovers are Swiss..." And organized by the Italians!
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posted on
05/01/2018 4:36:16 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
To: Simon Green
Her reply: “My prom dress is not your culture. And I don’t need to ask your permission when I choose my clothes. Go to hell.”
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posted on
05/01/2018 5:42:48 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(A)
To: Simon Green
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posted on
05/01/2018 5:43:01 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
To: eldoradude
Hes just mad because she looks better in it than he does. That right there, now that is funny.
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posted on
05/01/2018 5:44:04 AM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
To: Simon Green
How come the folks having a cow about this never jump ugly on Hillary over her Maofits...?
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posted on
05/01/2018 5:45:11 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
To: Mr. Blond
Asian man named JEREMY complains about cultural appropriation.Good point. I knew the Asian girls took American names but didn't realize the guys did too.
I am getting to really dislike this younger generation and their idiocy.
To: AnAmericanMother
Ok, so what is the wrong way to wear a kilt? And does it apply to utility kilts?
To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
If the anti white racist Mr. Lam continues to use indoor plumbing, toilet paper, telephones, or antibiotics, he is appropriating my white culture, and that is not OK.
He should stop using those things and in effect kill himself.
For real, stop using my Western medicine. It offends me.
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posted on
05/01/2018 7:34:40 AM PDT
by
T-Bone Texan
(Idiocracy is here, and it votes democrat.)
To: Disambiguator
There are LOTS of wrong ways to wear a kilt! (1) Wearing any undergarment that *shows* is one (in the Highland regiments you are out of uniform if you wear *anything* under the kilt - unless participating in athletics, dancing, or marching band, because all those activities are likely to make your kilt flip up. But if you DO feel the need to wear something, nobody should know. I have seen men with their boxer shorts playing peekaboo under the hem.) (2) Wearing a kilt that is too long (should hit between the center and top of the kneecap). You'll occasionally see one too short, usually the re-enactment folks who are wearing belted plaids, but that's a whole nother story. (3) Wearing a ladies' dress thinking it's a kilt - the pleating and heavy weight of a kilt is distinctive (utility kilts fall in this category. They are not pleated correctly and the fabric is much too lightweight). (4) Wearing inappropriate accessories. If you go casual, a plain leather sporran, a nice belt, wool hose and sturdy shoes are about it.
Some people gripe about the tartans; I don't. Only 3 or 4 "setts" (patterns) predate the 1746 outlawing of tartan and Highland dress. Most were created in the Victorian era, after Walter Scott made the Highlands fashionable.
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posted on
05/01/2018 8:19:26 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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