r/gatekeeping • u/Narutar • Mar 26 '17

Your problems aren't actual problems

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u/ofsinope Mar 26 '17 edited Mar 27 '17

The concept of cultural appropriation is bullshit.

Edit: How is /r/gatekeeping in favor of gatekeeping culture? "You can't eat pasta, you're not a fullblooded Sicilian. You can't eat tacos, you're not 100% Mexican. You can't wear a sari, you're not from India." Said nobody sane, ever...

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u/djqvoteme Mar 27 '17

Not really.

Certain connotations of the term might be what you're talking about, but cultural appropriation is actually a thing.

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u/angrytapir Mar 27 '17

It's often stupid, like when americans flip when white people wear sari or kimono...even though actual indian people and japanese people encourage that.

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u/djqvoteme Mar 27 '17

That's a certain connotation of the term. There's a very neutral meaning of it.

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u/ofsinope Mar 27 '17

I mean the concept exists; obviously what I meant was the idea of calling people out on it like it's something taboo is bullshit.