Mumbai under siege

[€uroMeinke]

I think the line is all about intent - are you celebrating, or are you mocking? - culturwise anyway

Black humor is a whole other thing and I think by definition intentional (or at least potentially) offensive. Time helps soften the blow, would anyone blink at having a mock guillotine at a Bastille Day party?

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I think the line is all about intent - are you celebrating, or are you mocking?

The line for me is all about intent, anyway. You've captured my feelings on it very well. But I think that line is different for some people... my acquaintances who started the argument feel very strongly that ANY wearing/using/decorating with another culture is appropriation and harmful to the culture in question. I don't agree.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

The line for me is all about intent, anyway. You've captured my feelings on it very well. But I think that line is different for some people... my acquaintances who started the argument feel very strongly that ANY wearing/using/decorating with another culture is appropriation and harmful to the culture in question. I don't agree.

Would that mean I'd be forced to live out my life in Lederhosen? Is anything outside your own "Cultural Dress" not appropriated from something else?

I understand the reasoning somewhat - but I still think its wrong as this stuff is so transient anyway even the "traditions."