It’s not really that hard--unless you don’t care about the difference and are happy to finally, FINALLY be able to hate Jews while under the cover of righteousness.

Well sure, but anti-semitism is at a fever pitch from LIBERALS! I’m less offended by some right wing neo-Nazi then the complicity of supposedly educated, progressive people (see colleges, the UN), who can’t see how much anti-semitism is inherent in the BDS movement. That’s not to condone Israel’s aggressiveness. But…

Just because it’s a popular style among people of color doesn’t make dreads sacred. It’s JUST a style. I wish people would focus on real issues instead of wasting time trashing a stupid fashion designer. If this was a dystopian movie, the “appropriation police” would be working for the government as a way to distract…

Wear it how—like at the MJ show? It’s a fashion show—it’s theater. No one is supposed to emulate the dramatic theatrical looks.

Who exactly is criticizing women of color for straightening their hair? Because most people don’t give a shit beyond what their own hair looks like. As for braids and dreads in the workplace I’ve other worked in creative industries where stylish trumped anything else. And conservative industries are notorious for…

Perhaps, given Bon appetites foodie audience, it was just assumed that people knew the dish was Vietnamese? I did and have never eaten it.

I totally agree. What happens though, is that the “appropriator”gets attacked instead of the hypocrisy which is the real problem.

It’s not just whites.

Um, no one thinks Jews are part of a separate a “race.” Just similar genetically thanks to 1000s of years of mostly marring within the culture.

This isn’t about appropriation. In the professional (conservative) world, neat and tidy matters, hence frumpy blond bobs and the popularity of blow out bars. No one gets to wear a head full of braids to work—or have you noticed a run of white lawyers wearing cornrows lately? Or seen a doctor with her hair down to her…

Ok, that’s not privilege. That’s just being an a-hole.

I’m totally with you.

But what about fashions that have seeped into the mainstream? If a black person is offended that someone girl is wearing cornrows, why shouldn’t I be offended that some black dude uses the word schlep? (I’m not offended, by the way.)

A non-religious ethnic Jew, gotcha. But cultural Jew who isn’t ethnic? You lost me. Explain again?

But who is at fault in this scenario? It’s the white cornrow wearer who is doing the appropriating, but it’s hardly his or her fault that others see it in differently than a black person who does the same. In reality, it’s often single individual who gets called out to answer for what is a cultural bias.

Is that ever ok?

The complaining is PART of being a New Yorker. We kvetch. It’s what we do.

And check out the different styles of this Bell Toddler bike helmet: the one with “boy” colors costs more than the floral patterned model. As a parent of both a boy and girl, I have NEVER noticed that girls’ stuff is more expensive than boys when comparing comparable items. Just sayin.

On the other hand, pretty pastel Magformers are cheaper than the tough-guy blue/green version. It’s AMAZON people. Prices are weird for lots of reasons.

Right on.