Highly recommended for more on this subject (including the cast of “Casablanca”): the TCM documentary “Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood” (2009).

‘ If you haven’t watched Casablaca lately......”

Not even her most egregious offense. High school was a mother fucker and that girl was my Bio lab partner.

Daaaaaamn. That beats the girl who interrupted math class to ask me to tell her about the “kitchen” in my hair. Plus also? Fuck everyone.

And completely ignores the fact that cultures are evolving and even within a particular culture there is massive disagreement when it comes to food, clothing etc. Arguments about authenticity also ignore how colonization and globalization have altered lots of areas of the world so really there is no going back to an…

I get the same thing. Also, the need to speak to me about marijuana. Like, really? That’s the first thing you want to talk about when you find out my family’s Jamaican? 

This is actually my big criticism of the “authentic” food argument. You’re basically asking for dress-up food rather than tasty food.

Were they a stewardess?

I think my eyes may have been temporarily stuck from rolling them so hard when some of my husband’s friends complained that they couldn’t find any “real Irish pubs,” in DUBLIN. They’re like “I dunno, it just wasn’t very Irish.” I’m like what? You can only SEE the leprechauns and rainbows if you’re a real believer,…

Spoiler alert: men assaulting women in the bathroom (anyone assaulting anyone in the bathroom) is already illegal. It has absolutely nothing to do with letting trans people use the bathrooms for their intended purpose (you know, like all humans need to).

Yep or people who condescendingly tell me that I sound more British than South Asian.

Yep. Of all the white people I have met in my 28 years of life, the percentage of them who ask me to “talk Jamaican/speak Jamaican/say something in Jamaican etc.” after learning I’m from Jamaica hovers somewhere around 65 percent. I wish I were joking.

Hit the nail on the head.

I feel like I have met a lot of white people who say authentic but they mean stereotypical. Like if you try to perform what feel authentic to you, they feel you are putting on an act and you have to conform to their manufactured ideas about authenticity or you are not living up to their standards.

The former monarchies of Europe have tons of history and old castles and make nowhere near the bucks (or pounds) that the Brits do.

Omfg. He was my crush, too!!

Yeah, it’s not like the Royal Mint and other government bodies make a killing off Royal Family Merchandise...

I actually was recently shushed at a restaurant by a waiter whilst passionately defending JG from a friend who dared to utter the phrase: “he was gross like John Goodman”.

I had a crush on Dan Conner in middle school and high school but I never told any of my friends because I thought they would make fun of me. Screw those snobby little bitches...I have fantastic taste.