Cambridge students cancel theme party over 'cultural appropriation' fears

No you haven't; you keep ignoring points. How is any of that relevant to going to a fancy dress party? Why is appropriation of majority culture by minorities not a problem?

That was hypothetical!

But no, I'm not. I just know quite a bit about it. Books and stuff.

Are you familiar with Macedonian Greek culture?

That's a culture similar to the people of the levant so yes

The article doesn't talk about anything that hasn't already been brought up and been refuted here with regards to 'taking credit.' It relies on the same, incorrect assumption that we live in a society governed by group rights (see the the politics of Lebanon for something that's really based on group rights) as opposed to individual rights, and that one of these group rights is communal ownership of a given group's culture.

This kind of reasoning, even if it wasn't flawed at the root, would easily run into trouble with people who hold membership of more than one group, such as yourself. Contrary to what the author, a race relations 'expert', thinks, this isn't some kind of progressive agenda; it's downright retrograde in its insistence on regulating people's lives according to their parentage.

Right. So similar is the get out clause is it?

Hmm. It might be jeans itself that originate from the US, I know Levi's bang on about it.

And you can't deny the Canadians their national clothing! Double denim is their version of a tux.

I am aware of the cultural practices which are almost identical to those of my own.

Your own? As in living in London?

Oh. Well, no I'm not. I couldn't be as I'm not a native born American which is an absolute requisite for membership. But even if it were possible and I were a member I'd not admit it to you. No true klansman will ever reveal membership to an outsider (or an "alien" as they are properly known) It's a secret organization.

BTW, there's no such thing as 'the klan" and hasn't been since 1944. There are instead many different klans (and many of them are bitter rivals and hate one another's guts!) Just so you know.

Cultural practices of Levantine people/Southern Europeans in general including my father who was an Italian

As for living in London,I don't really practice much of my heritage culture apart from maybe just eating the food,going to church when I can but that's about it

So would you say that you practice much more of British culture?

I've never come across British culture,care to enlighten me? I'm being serious btw

Everything you see around you is British culture. The very fact you are here is British culture.

How are you confused? The reason London is the multicultural hub of the world of because of the accepting nature of British culture.

Why don't you read the wiki page and learn something.

Maybe then you can work out which parts of the culture you have used (exploited).

Lol do by bring a Christian, going to prom, speaking English etc that means I'm appropriating the culture even tho I have a red passport that says I'm british?

You have already said it is not your culture. So is it or isn't it?

So a white English person who migrates to the UAE or another Arab country and manages to receive citizenship is not engaging in cultural appropriation by dressing up as an "Arab princess" because they have a passport?