Sorry CoC....fingers worked quicker than the mind on that one.
By “her actions” I meant that her celebration of her culture (notice I didn’t say American culture), once again, is a reminder of what is being set aside: Traditional American Culture.
The culture of the people who created the greatest super power the world had ever know and are now, when not being ridiculed in popular culture, are actively being replaced by our government’s immigration practices.
While I know the new Miss America only intended to win a talent show, people have every right to resent someone dancing on their cultural grave.
But "Traditional American Culture" wasn't set aside, nor was she "dancing on [anyone's] cultural grave." There was plenty of traditional american culture on display during the talent portion of the pageant: singing and dancing to American music, tap dancing, musical performances, baton twirling, and so on. There were also a handful of performances of different origins: Irish step dancing, ballet, and, yes Bollywood dancing.
The point is, that IS "American culture." American culture (and particularly music/dancing/performaces/etc) has always involved an element of borrowing from others.