Cambridge students cancel theme party over 'cultural appropriation' fears

Well I would ask her about stuff I know she has knowledge of but she hasn't misinterpreted my sarcasm so she wouldn't be a good person to ask.

I would think that a person who doesn't misinterpret your feeble attempt at sarcasm would be a better person than me to ask about how you should express sarcasm, no? Do you normally ask advice on a topic from people who a) get it or b) don't get it? Personally I'd go for a), but then, I'm not Syrian/Arab/Levantine/Italian/British/German/American/delete as appropriate, so apparently I'm not allowed to express an opinion.

I'm mixed race myself. Unlike you, however, I don't feel the need to drone on about my heritage in every post I make in an attempt to shore up desperately weak points and so-called 'arguments'. And watch out, because if you sneakily try to accuse me of racism or bigotry and 'having trouble with mixed race people' again (when I feeaking well AM one!), I will report you to the mods.

I don't mention my heritage in every post I make unless it requires me to,people ask of it and seeing as we are talking about cultural appropriation here,it fits in with what people have said and asked so I don't understand how that concerns you? I'm free to respond to people on here however I like. Why are you getting touchy for? Nobody has accused you of racism.

queen bee is the one of the only people on this forum who actually seems to really understand the complexity of the situation in Syria, from what I've observed.

What baffles me most is that they think they are more knowledgable and experienced than a person who is from that particular country,speaks the language and identifies with the culture because of a few things they've seen on the news.

'I was just parodying the fact I don't really have a life' So it's a fact that you don't have a life and aren't a real person? LOL, OK then. You said it, not me. And your attempt at parody would only work if there was something to parody, that is, if someone claimed that you don't have a life. Which no one did. So your sarcasm, or rather your poor attempt at it, and defensiveness are misplaced. If you expressed yourself properly in the first place, and were able to express sarcasm (I would think your 'bomb' of a brain might do it better, tbh), you wouldn't need to facepalm.

There's a reason you can't find a post to substantiate this...


But, also, take a look at her very next post, where she does exactly what Achaea accused her of doing (using identity politics to claim her opinion on a matter is superior merely because she "speaks the language" etc):


Do all people who speak Arabic inherently have a better understanding of the Syrian conflict than those that don't?


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There's a reason you can't find a post to substantiate this...


But, also, take a look at her very next post, where she does exactly what Achaea accused her of doing (using identity politics to claim her opinion on a matter is superior merely because she "speaks the language" etc):


Do all people who speak Arabic inherently have a better understanding of the Syrian conflict than those that don't?


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Yeah I got Rekt.

At least you are mature enough to admit it, so fair play.

I don't know. I'm trying to understand what you mean by exploiting, and why it is only bad if it is a minority culture. The latter just seems to mean that ethnic/religious minorities may benefit from white culture, but not the reverse, and I don't understand.

Why can a black man wear a suit but a white man cannot wear a sarong? What constitutes a minority anyway; there are far more Asians in the world than Europeans, so surely Europeans are in the minority?

What is the purpose of this ban on assimilation, and why is it not counterproductive to people getting on together?

Just answer my points above, then we may be able to progress.

I don't think you'll find people agree it works the other way around.

This whole cultural appropriation thing is focuses on the minority exploitation by the majority

You know I'm a huge fan of multiculturalism and race mixing but I'm not about the business of taking advantage of minority cultures

You don't get to police what I choose to identify as. I'm half Syrian and half Italian

In a way being part of an identity does allow you a certain authority if that identity is being discussed. We can learn on an academic level about a lot of stuff but when you actually have experienced something the understanding of a situation is a lot more powerful and accurate. There is a lot of ignorance both on here and in general about Syria- people forming all of their opinions through the media- and queen bee is the one of the only people on this forum who actually seems to really understand the complexity of the situation in Syria, from what I've observed.

On this forum (and in life) there is a lot of bigotry and stubborn behaviour and referring to an identity is a way to highlight that first hand knowledge of a situation is far superior to knowledge acquired from biased media.

You would make an excellent slave.

You would make an excellent slave.

Why are you obsessed with your heritage?

I am genuinely curious.

I'm not? So now talking about one's heritage means they're obsessed?

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No, you talk about your heritage on a regular basis, it is even on your profile.