March 04, 2019

A word or two on "cultural appropriation"

Wanna see how far down the politically-correct rabbit hole we've fallen?  Take a look:

South Dakota has really cold winters, so for the past several years the students at the law school of the state's flagship university have hosted an event called "Hawaiian Day" in the middle of their brutal winters.

This year the politically-correct, virtue-signalling adminishits at the university declared the event "culturally insensitive," saying the title "violated the school's policy on inclusiveness."

The student association--eager to demonstrate their sensitivity--quickly issued a fawning apology on Fakebook:  "We greatly apologize to those we offended; it was unintentional."

Apparently the adminishits were also aghast that students hosting previous Hawaiian Days gave leis--flower garlands traditionally given to tourists to Hawaii--to party-goers.  So the students agreed to stop doing that.  The administration also banned the wearing of colorful floral shirts--often called Hawaiian shirts--saying this was "cultural appropriation."

The controversy was sparked by a complaint from an unidentified person the administration described as "a concerned student."
  
But don't be concerned, citizen, because a spokeswoman for the university's Board of Regents described the matter as an “isolated instance.”  Gosh, that's a relief, cuz for a minute there I was concerned that universities all over the U.S. were starting to make a practice of shutting down all sorts of reasonable things on bullshit PC grounds.  Wow, feel so relieved!

Ya know, I'm way beyond pissed at all these snowflakes wailing about "cultural appropriation," and I think I see a way to stop it:  Let's take this to its logical conclusion and ban ALL instances of "cultural appropriation."  Some examples:
  • Like to fly commercial?  If you aren't a white American, no more air travel for you.  You didn't invent it.  We did.
  • Like your internet?  If you aren't a white American, no more internet, no more laptop, no more cell phone.  You didn't invent it.  We did.
  • Like clean, pathogen-free drinking water?  No more for you.  We pioneered chlorination.
  • Modern antibiotics are great if you get an infection, eh?  But no more for you.  Same reason.
  • Like the convenience of electricity?  Faraday was a white Brit who figured out how to do it.  No more electricity for you.
Point here is that all this crap about "cultural appropriation" is simply an effort by PC whiners to control the rest of us.  Y'all never gave a thought to how you'd be affected if the folks who developed the conveniences you enjoy pulled the same whiny crap on you.

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