The problem with terminology is that the US has pretended to be the all-inclusive “melting pot”, and people with heritage they’re proud of have to find their own way of referring to themselves that most of the others with similar heritage can agree to.
Because part of cultural hegemony is that “we’re all American” but if you aren’t a white Eurocentric some people will call you all kinds of names other than “American” and tell you that you don’t belong here.
EgidiusPfanzelter 9 months ago
Can anyone explain at what point culturally appropriate clothing becomes cultural misappropriation?
zwilnik64 9 months ago
If you don’t want ‘men’ in ‘women’, you spell it ‘womyn’, or at least that’s the way we did it when I was in college.
moondog42 Premium Member 9 months ago
The problem with terminology is that the US has pretended to be the all-inclusive “melting pot”, and people with heritage they’re proud of have to find their own way of referring to themselves that most of the others with similar heritage can agree to.
Because part of cultural hegemony is that “we’re all American” but if you aren’t a white Eurocentric some people will call you all kinds of names other than “American” and tell you that you don’t belong here.
gopher gofer 9 months ago
eat tacos… ☺
Code the Enforcer 9 months ago
Gee! You could follow the directions above and offend an entire culture for the span of a month! ORrrrr … You could just be NICE to EVERYONE !!
That said, I like today’s strip. Because people out there (trying too hard to show respect) act that way. … :)