HAHAHA “I think it’s pretty clear what side you’re on”. No you don’t. I am a voice on the Internet.

I think cultural appropriation is stupid because it’s meaningless hyper drivel turned into outrage via the internet. It affects no one, not because I don’t have a distinct culture that hasn’t been overtaken by Europeans at some point, because “appropriation” in the public sphere is meaningless - especially as most…

I think cultural appropriation is stupid. I know the impulse is to call me a racist for saying that, but that definition that you just gave me is stupid too (IMO, of course). Society and mass media is a big amalgam of culture. This whole rush to lambaste some people for being magpies of tradition and not others is…

I think I don’t understand cultural appropriation, then. Not all his models are Indian and the designs aren’t traditional - they seem similar to traditional designs though.

Dear Internet,

Yes, it is. The Honest company - after sale - has already revealed that it’s sunscreen no longer has the ingredients Jessica Alba talks about in her initial commercials, the ones that made it such a success

I would explain - IN DETAIL - every Pap smear, every yeast infection (smell, color of discharge) and the exact consistency of my menstrual blood and how I asked the doctor about it.

I’m northeast and that’s what it means where I grew up, too

Oh for crissakes! And he’s messy too?!? Ladies please don’t fuck this adolescent child. His balls probably smell like a gym sock. I don’t care HOW horny you are!!!

And she had diamond earrings (presumably) before she hot 20. I’m close to 40 and have yet to crack that nut. Super baller in my opinion!

Maybe... It’s definitely snide, which = French humor. At the same time, the reason is Anglos can snigger is because we’ve heard this joke s thousand times before directed at women - fat or not. All the ducking ball-and-chain wife jokes to whit. I’m not saying it’s warm hearted, but the reason it works (at least at…

Sorry hon, that’s where you’re wrong. As a wise man once said: “the text is the context”. The joke simply wouldn’t be funny if we hadn’t heard X-number of jokes about how ugly someone’s wife was, or fantasies of Angelina Jolie or Liz Taylor or whoever-the-fuck-cares as a stand-in

Well, there are plenty of mean anglos! But it’s funny, now that I’m back in the states, I tend to get along better with south americans than my own country people. Once you learn to fuck with people, I guess...

Sorry hon, that’s where you’re wrong. As a wise man once said: “the text is the context”. The joke simply wouldn’t be funny if we hadn’t heard X-number of jokes about how ugly someone’s wife was, or fantasies of Angelina Jolie or Liz Taylor or whoever-the-fuck-cares as a stand-in

Huh... Now isn’t that interesting. I’m American and never lived in UK... To be honest, it’s not that different than the French humor. As an American I always thought it was a little mean.

I don’t feel like explaining again. If you’re really curious about how I came to this conclusion you can look at my other replies on this thread

Sorry hon, that’s where you’re wrong. As a wise man once said: “the text is the context”. The joke simply wouldn’t be funny if we hadn’t heard X-number of jokes about how ugly someone’s wife was, or fantasies of Angelina Jolie or Liz Taylor or whoever-the-fuck-cares came in as a stand-in

Huh... I wouldn’t really call that funny...

Was about to comment the same thing. Having lived in France, been married in France and worked in French companies for even longer, I can tell you most of French humor is about “taking the piss out of” people. Sorry to use a British-ism, but it just doesn’t translate to American. It’s the teasing you give your best…

Sure, in the same way that a joke showing the power dynamic between blacks and whites at the expense of whites is funny, but at the expense of blacks isn’t. Making fun of the power dynamic IS the joke. Reversing the genders would remove the humor.