Cultural appropriation
pretty much built civilisation. Without it, we'd just be low tech tribes, with tiny tech differences.
One tribe would invent slightly better pottery but that knowledge gets lost when the tribe who invented slavery attack, because the tribe down the road who still scoop water with their hands are the only guys who ever invented writing, and no-one is swapping good ideas.
Edit: In fact, no tribe could ever defend itself against the tribe who invents punching people in the face. Kicking in the balls might be seen as a disrespectful derivative version which doesn't preserve the authentic ancient spirit of a punch to the face, and blunt weapons technology seems like too much of a leap to make for a tribe without unarmed combat.
(, Thu 19 Aug 2021, 15:30, Reply)
Whenever somebody plays the cultural appropriation card
I just ask them what genres of music they enjoy.
(, Thu 19 Aug 2021, 15:37, Reply)
Almost everyone, regardless of creed or colour, is Greek, British and American. For whatever reason, they don't like it when you point that out at the Hackney Diversity Fete.
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After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Thu 19 Aug 2021, 19:02,
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