Cultural appropriation

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In the neuroticist’s infinite quest to find something about to be upset about, wilder-eyed have taken a cultural concept squarely rooted in the western intellectual tradition — that of intellectual property, narrowly, and proprietary rights more generally — egregiously misunderstand it, and then to misapply it to cultural and linguistic situations where it makes sense to no one but — well, a libtard. The irony is that an allegation of cultural appropriation is, in itself, an act of cultural appropriation, but it is also to misunderstand a basically bankrupt concept that has lived well past its usefulness in the western tradition, and apply it in a context where it makes no sense whatsoever.

Also, it is profoundly illiberal — ironies abound — and profoundly wounding for ideas of cultural progress, integration, preservation. There is no monopoly on good ideas. Well, there wasn’t until some capitalists invented that idea and — ironically — forgot to claim any ownership in it.