I was referring specifically to the Greeks. So, it wasn't incorrect, except in your mind.

Well, I think he should be punished. She was a child. He was in a position of authority. But, opinions will differ.

That was my point.

Still a law.

Not the people. The culture is dead. It's dead as a doornail. So, we have new cultures, and from the ones that have been oppressed, we must not inappropriately appropriate. You're just trolling me now.

Mine is a beanpole, too, and I couldn't breastfeed either. I think breast milk really has little to do with childhood obesity. Frankly, I think we can place a lot of the blame on huge portions and corn. Too much corn in everything. Corn is used to make cows fat.

Wow. As a single mother who works and as a person whose breast milk refused to cooperate and arrive, I'm a bit offended here. Now, we're making an argument that homes where the children are breastfed have better parents generally? Talk about self-congratulatory causation/correlation mistakes!

He would have lost his position, and the parents could have sued. But, I'm not really sure he could be prosecuted because of the age of consent. Maybe. But, he violated the Mann Act. So, jail for him! But no. It wasn't okay either way. It was very, very yucky.

Not unless there are still ancient Spartans to do the oppressing.

No ancient Greeks are alive. And that political situation, which is still somewhat historically murky, no longer exists.

No. We're still alive. It's still happening.

Oooh, he transported her over state lines. I guess Jesus wants him to go to jail!

No. Because we aren't the oppressors. They are all dead, oppressors and oppressed alike, and we are not part of that culture anymore, even in Greece.

I've never seen that before. Hmm. You know, I do know I thought it was offensive when Angelina Jolie took on the role of someone who is biracial and darkened her skin for the role. Yikes. This is pretty questionable, too.

Yep. Depressing, isn't it? You know, "those mythical Native Americans." Sigh. This is why it's Redface. This is why it's bad.

We didn't oppress the Greeks. I agree with dc_mcmxc. It's about the relationship established between the appropriated culture and the appropriating one. And we've been bad. Very, very bad.

To what tribe do you belong?

Thank you. I like this little aid:

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You know, I was commenting on another thread about cultural appropriation and ... while I still think the quote marks mean something specific, I was 100% wrong to argue with you about this. You're right. It sucks people do that. They shouldn't. I'm sorry I was an ass for pressing any point but that. I hope you can…