tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869531662080373928.post1604857601399671354..comments2023-10-30T12:17:00.556-04:00Comments on (On the Ganges) → BONE BROKE: Cultural appropriation -- my stance on it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01070178658208743926noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869531662080373928.post-29564054664495454862011-07-12T22:42:56.491-04:002011-07-12T22:42:56.491-04:00I'm with you here, and it does seem like this ...I'm with you here, and it does seem like this issue is rife online at the moment, especially considering all the fuss over rosary beads and such. I don't know what to make of it, for the most part, and do question what is so essentially offensive about taking an interest in spiritually invested symbols born of 'another' culture. Regarding the rosary, perhaps it needles folk to consider a potent symbol of their faith being used so...casually - but then there is more to the cross symbol than christianity itself, so a mind can tie itself in knots over it. I had never considered dream catchers, possibly because I was a nineties teenager and the damn things were everywhere over here( i love them also, and especially for their origins). Personally, I feel that such symbols, whether 'rediscovered' via fashion or art serve to create more awareness of their roots, which is actually a positive thing. Why is something so precious that it ought to remain unaccessible? People possibly fear that past injustices against certain cultures may be forgotten or casually dismissed via 'westerners' adopting their symbols as trends. But as you say, what are true westerners anyway? How many of us really know our remote roots? I don't, sadly. <br />This also brings up the question of why 'fashion' is so commonly considered synonymous with shallowness and disrespect. Interesting stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002923635682596819noreply@blogger.com