But few people at Jezebel would date critique you for doing that. Though I have to say, I find the resentment in this piece puzzling. I don't resent my Hindu coworker for wearing a Christmas sweater and throwing a Christmas party. I don't shame and deride my Japanese coworker for wearing a cross necklace in spite of…

This impulse to shame and attack westerners for crossing cultural lines (that non westerners cross each day by adopting western-style clothing or manners) isn't a sincere debate about protecting cultural symbols or championing the rights of the underdog—it's an emotional fixation on perceived historical injustices…

"it's cultural appropriation and it's disrespectful when white people do it."

People of all cultures appropriate clothing, jewelery and hairstyles from other cultures—that's how culture works. It's how culture has always worked. And it's not always oppressive, offensive, imperialist or symbolic of some structural power imbalances, in fact, sometimes it's an expression of appreciation and love…

As long as a beard is the cheapest non-surgical solution to the post-40 melting chin problem, the beard is staying. Besides, not every beardo is trying to attract straight and bisexual women...