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PersonNumber503602

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61. It comes from people not understanding the real reason behind valid causes

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:00 PM

Nov 2015

So then they go out to look for anything to be a "cause", but there is usually little logic or real reason behind it. It's just very shallow and not based on any real convictions or feeling of oppression/discrimination (or whatever it may be)

I've seen that a lot these days. I've also noticed that often times people are unwilling to stand up against people with stupid ideas, because they feel like they are attacking their own. Which I think is foolish, because ultimately this more ridiculous stuff only serves to hurt more legitimate causes. Then again, who decides what is legitimate and what is a shallow non-issue? I'm sure there some things I think are really important that others thing are not important. I think we all have a gut feeling that complaining about yoga is silly, but what exactly are the attributes that make it silly?

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WTF! Free yoga classes suspended over accusation of cultural appropriation [View all] snagglepuss Nov 2015 OP

Are we going to have to forego Italian food because annabanana Nov 2015 #1

I will then kiva Nov 2015 #21

Call me cuz, if you like. My paternal grandparents came over from Sicily. nt tblue37 Nov 2015 #30

Hey cuz... kiva Nov 2015 #38

No tomato sauces! 4139 Nov 2015 #51

That's OK, I'm cool with alfredo or kiva Nov 2015 #91

Each a heart attack on a plate, but soooo yummy. merrily Nov 2015 #102

No tomatos gladium et scutum Nov 2015 #115

If they outlaw Italian food... Sam_Fields Nov 2015 #25

Wait: you've been eating pizza and/or pasta? merrily Nov 2015 #101

To get rid of "cultural appropriation" romanic Nov 2015 #2

Nothing like yoga to get people bent out of shape. Dr. Strange Nov 2015 #3

... nolabear Nov 2015 #12

I award you first prize in the daily zinger category GummyBearz Nov 2015 #40

I'm gonna stay on the internet today OriginalGeek Nov 2015 #41

The freaking idjits are running wild on campuses these days. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2015 #4

Absurd. silverweb Nov 2015 #5

Yay SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #6

I ate Italian food today. I'm a racist. Oneironaut Nov 2015 #7

Actually, the Italians culturally appropriated it from the Chinese. Crunchy Frog Nov 2015 #17

Well, Marco Polo actually culturally appropriated those noodles from China, tblue37 Nov 2015 #31

Then what does Burger King's Italian chicken sandwich qualify as? Initech Nov 2015 #60

That doesn't qualify as food Oneironaut Nov 2015 #66

True. Initech Nov 2015 #80

What? No more bendy, twisty co-eds in tight fitting clothing anymore! Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #8

ok, no more appalachian or other folk music, because that was appropriated magical thyme Nov 2015 #9

And in the Broadway musical "Hamilton", Thomas Jefferson is played as a black rapper. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #11

uh-oh...The Wiz. Annie. magical thyme Nov 2015 #14

Dont like the Black rapper? randys1 Nov 2015 #77

Wait till they hear the first university to ever be founded was Islamic... Lancero Nov 2015 #22

+1000 smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #24

And we have to give up algebra because we appropriated that from the Arabs. Yo_Mama Nov 2015 #76

We'll pretty much have to scrap all American music and start over cemaphonic Nov 2015 #92

The way this story is presented makes me believe there's probably other aspects to it el_bryanto Nov 2015 #10

i tend to agree that there must be something else. JanMichael Nov 2015 #18

And if the students don't learn what you're teaching, kentauros Nov 2015 #34

It's adorable that you think that there aren't folks out there who think this... TipTok Nov 2015 #68

Someone in a comment section of a more reliable source says there is kcr Nov 2015 #71

So the Washington Post will be running a correction? Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #83

We used to call that process assimilation. iemitsu Nov 2015 #13

Melting pot, too. However, for now, it's still tougher to "assimilate" when you are not white. merrily Nov 2015 #105

Yes, of course, you're right. iemitsu Nov 2015 #107

Not only whites, but WASP whites. Joe Kennedy, Sr. is a perfect example. merrily Nov 2015 #109

Sounds right. iemitsu Nov 2015 #110

Endless class warfare was not a great p.r. tool. merrily Nov 2015 #111

. NobodyHere Nov 2015 #15

Time for the government to get involved and defund these institutions LittleBlue Nov 2015 #16

Is Iggy Azalea doing yoga again? U4ikLefty Nov 2015 #19

Yoga as practiced in America might as well be its own thing Recursion Nov 2015 #20

why? DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #103

Well, it definitely pisses off militant Hindus here Recursion Nov 2015 #104

there is a difference between a physical practice DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #106

I 100% believe occupy wall street was the product of Republican provocateurs Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #23

+1000 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #26

your faith-based belief is little more than a guess, implying your own biases rather than any valid LanternWaste Nov 2015 #37

I find resurgences of left-wing crackpots around elections suspicious Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #85

And that doesn't seem even the least bit far-fetched to you? merrily Nov 2015 #112

It seems more plausible than progressive millennials independently reviving... Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #113

If I had any idea what you mean by that, I'm all but sure that I'd almost agree with you. merrily Nov 2015 #114

WTF???? It's YOGA for God's sake! PatrickforO Nov 2015 #27

I am so tired of this PC crap. 840high Nov 2015 #28

I want to go Homer Simpson on these people when I see this kind of crap being pulled. Initech Nov 2015 #82

i would need to see more news sources and other info, this sounds like one of those exaggerated JI7 Nov 2015 #29

How about the Washington Post? philosslayer Nov 2015 #62

It's all over the net. 840high Nov 2015 #86

the notion that "cultural appropriation" is a bad thing has been gaining tremendous traction... mike_c Nov 2015 #32

Whatever happened to "imitation is the annabanana Nov 2015 #35

"educated" being the key word here snooper2 Nov 2015 #57

"indoctrinated" would have been a better term. n/t Throd Nov 2015 #67

This is true but as professor of mine pointed out.... Blasphemer Nov 2015 #74

Please explain. LWolf Nov 2015 #93

I didn't say it's bad.... mike_c Nov 2015 #94

That's totally stupid. Oneironaut Nov 2015 #95

I'm an old LWolf Nov 2015 #96

Oh for fuckitty-fuck's sake. Warren DeMontague Nov 2015 #33

I'm wondering if there is a deeper reason behind this Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #36

People need to sort out real appropriation from knee jerk, culture killing social policing Matariki Nov 2015 #39

Agreed. romanic Nov 2015 #44

I don't agree that anything should be a sacred cow. On one hand it's easy snagglepuss Nov 2015 #47

We're talking about appropriating symbols and practices Matariki Nov 2015 #48

It comes from people not understanding the real reason behind valid causes PersonNumber503602 Nov 2015 #61

this is just a messed-up as the RW fundies coming out against yoga... JCMach1 Nov 2015 #42

If that were to happen then yes yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #78

It did happen several years back... JCMach1 Nov 2015 #100

These idiots are a KKK'ers wet dream Xithras Nov 2015 #43

Exactly. And further to your points these activists are not critical thinkers snagglepuss Nov 2015 #45

That has GOT to be from The Onion! KamaAina Nov 2015 #46

Sadly, it's a thing Matariki Nov 2015 #49

When I see whites complain about appropriation romanic Nov 2015 #50

The UofO syudent union is diverse, in fact the person quoted in the snagglepuss Nov 2015 #52

This is the absurdity of appropriation because you are saying snagglepuss Nov 2015 #53

Meanwhile, the CBC tracked down some local Hindus who were not offended. Matariki Nov 2015 #89

"Waghray doesn't speak for all Hindus though!" romanic Nov 2015 #90

This is the kind of truly cement-headed idiocy hifiguy Nov 2015 #54

appropriated from the Dravidians, no? and jyotish was imposed by the Macedonian conquerors MisterP Nov 2015 #55

Hiking club... Skydiving club... etc..etc.. TipTok Nov 2015 #56

7 'Ancient' Forms of Mysticism That Are Recent Inventions Orrex Nov 2015 #58

Can we tell these idiots to shut up? Please? Initech Nov 2015 #59

No, you didn't offend the idiot community. Dr. Strange Nov 2015 #64

"Shut Uppists" - I like that term! Initech Nov 2015 #79

I'd love to ask these clown shoes... Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #63

That's just the thing Matariki Nov 2015 #70

what are "yoga-like spaces"? 0rganism Nov 2015 #65

They are three-foot by six-foot rubber rectangles, JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2015 #69

it's Riemann space, but also accounting for jnanish MisterP Nov 2015 #87

'cultural genocide' Literately word for word argument from white supremacist stormfront / kkk climber3986 Nov 2015 #72

Well, my day isn't complete untill I join the Daily Mail in laughing at stupid liberals kcr Nov 2015 #73

Here's a CBC article on it... PersonNumber503602 Nov 2015 #75

How about the UK Independent? Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #81

And the Washington Post? Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author Matariki Nov 2015 #88

Right from the horses mouth Heeeeers Johnny Nov 2015 #99

Oh my god, I drank espresso this morning. I CULTURALLY APPROPRIATED FROM THE ITALIANS! backscatter712 Nov 2015 #97

Oh, nos! No tai chi? TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2015 #98

Everyone who smokes tobacco has appropriated from the Native Americans! backscatter712 Nov 2015 #108