“Cultural appropriation” has become sort of a buzzword. The Oxford Dictionary, for example, only put the phrase into its official lexicon in 2017, defining it as “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one person or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.” Some are concerned that marginalized groups don’t get a say, while their heritage is deployed by someone in a position of greater privilege – for fun, and, sometimes purely out of ignorance rather than an attempt to celebrate that culture. Others, however, argue that cultural appropriation brings out the worst in everyone. It hurts people, it makes them look ridiculous, and triggers the excesses of identity politics.
Whatever your take on the subject is, I think you’ll appreciate this particular story. Recently, an anonymous internet troll accused Tumblr user higitsunes of stealing Japan’s culture. And in quite a rude way, too. However, the fella immediately got a response that completely shut them down.
One Tumblr user shared an innocent pic of hanging out with a few friends
Image credits: higitsunes
However, it triggered an anonymous hater
Image credits: anonymous
Who soon experienced the biggest burn in the history of fire
Image credits: higitsunes
Image credits: higitsunes
Image credits: higitsunes
People had a lot to say about the situation
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