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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is incredibly easy to come up with a similar idea to someone else's, in any form of art, because in essence everything has already been thought of. And with the volume of content being created, it's impossible to check one's work against every single existing piece of work.

Hence why there will always be accusations of cheating, especially ones targeted towards famous people, because they will be more vulnerable to negative press.

This is a ridiculous charge, given the innocuous similarities; and the target being a President's daughter makes me think it was intentionally fabricated, instead of being merely a good faith accusation. [/quote]

This.

I published a nonfiction book (with a major publisher) and used lines from a particular poem about the topic as the epigraph in the front of the book.

After it was published, I was contacted by someone who had self-published on the same subject, and used the same epigraph.

He accused me of plagiarism, and there was no real way for me to prove that I hadn't copied him (even though it's awfully unlikely I could have stumbled across a copy of his book if I'd tried).[/quote]

The difference is, the creator reports she met Malia at the event where Grace was shown. Also, the beauty of the Obama message was about equity, a brighter future for those less privileged, the rick don't need to keep getting richer, etc. Now they are the privileged class by a landslide. A hardworking young black woman work may have provided significant inspiration for the work of their daughter, who went to the best and most expensive schools. Even if it does not meet standards for plagiarism and even the creator herself doesn't know if it crosses the line, shouldn't she get some credit for her work. This isn't about patty cake. Look the video where the 2 are played at the same time. It's about director choices.[/quote]

+1. But we're arguing with bots and shills. All of these posts defending Malia all across the internet are the same.[/quote]

I think you are onto something. There are so many logical fallacies used in the defense, it would be a good exercise for a middle school class about what not to do in debate. My favorite red herring/distraction was throwing Elmo into the mix. You can say this isn't about patty-cake until you are blue in the face, but they will still bring up the game and The Color Purple.

Michelle Obama seems to me like she is all about integrity, honesty and doing the right thing so hopefully she will guide her daughter to do something good with this that helps those less fortunate. Perhaps something that helps the person who likely inspired Malia's work and also perhaps those truly struggling (by donating a large portion of what she made directing the commercial. I would hate to find out so many of those brilliant speeches and interviews about salt of the earth values/parenting, etc are talking the talk without walking the walk.[/quote]

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