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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, OP.  I'm Hindu, I practice yoga, my parents practice yoga, etc....  Our view on this so-called "cultural appropriation" crap is that if it's helping people to become healthier, happier, and more aware of the world around them, we don't see what the problem is.[/quote]

Then you're being irresponsible and your refusal to acknowledge the cultural appropriation because you think it's somehow incompatible with being secular, or whatever (it's not, FYI) just shows that you're not actually aware of what cultural appropriation is.

It's a sliding slope. I don't think Western yoga practitioners are evil by any means, and you can benefit from a religious practice...[i]as long as you know what you're practicing[/i].

Do you think Native Americans aren't aware that modern "shamanism" is blatantly, and grossly inaccurately, appropriated from Native American religious practices? Do you think practicing Jewish people aren't aware that the Judaism mystical tradition of the Kabbalah isn't watered down, diluted, and repackaged in New Age-friendly bullshit?

I am not going to go, "It's okay for Ariana Grande to prattle about her Kabbalah mastery because fuck Judaism, at least fake Kabbalah is making Ariana Grande happy!"

In Hinduism, appropriation has actually taken a pretty sinister/evil turn just when you look at recent history. The swastika being appropriated by Nazis is a big one.

So I'm sorry you think this isn't a big deal, but I disagree.

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You really need to take a chill pill, OP. Hey, why not try some yoga?![/quote]

I do practice yoga.  :)

Also, a reasoned, thought-out, calm reply to someone who said "Ugh" to vent their frustration doesn't require a "chill pill". Combining an exclamation point and a question mark may indicate that you need one, however.[/quote]

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