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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a multi-national person, I hate the performative, virtue-signaling, strictures on cultural "appropriation". I don't look like I come from one of my parent's country, but I still reserve the right to celebrate that nation's culture, wear their traditional clothes, cook their food, listen to their music, etc. I reject the tacit rule behind the superficial "cultural appropriation" crowd that I need to look a certain way.

But pushing further: where does attachment to a culture start or stop? I lived my formative years in a country with which I have no genetic ties. I love their culture, which is not either of my parents' cultures. Why wouldn't I wear their clothing and participate in their festivities?

In my mind, anyone has the right to wear whatever they damn well please and elevate whichever culture they want, provided they have no intent to mock.

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This!  Culture spreads and this is how.  Don't do it in a perjorative, demeaning way.  If there is something you love - participate! [/quote]

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