I'm not seeing that, though. I'm seeing the article specifically saying "Latino gangster culture," and "Latino gangster clothes," which I'd presume comes from not feeling comfortable saying chol@ or something else similar.

That does it. I'm quitting Internet for the rest of the day, because it's not going to get any better than this post.

It's a solid theory, as it worked out just like that. And this happened for real just a few months beforehand IIRC, though I can't seem to find it on Google because it got lost in the noise of this story (sadly!) So it's something that's very easy to buy into, because a lot of people are assholes and there's a lot…

They also showed NBC 4 a copy of their Visa bill, which showed the total of $111.55 going to the restaurant rather than the $93.55 of the original bill.

Yeah, the first time that anyone knew who the actual couple in question was, it was when they were coming forward to tell us that it was all a hoax. I'm not sure exactly who it is that deserves an apology in this case.

This is exactly what I was thinking! It seems like it'd be the ultimate throw, and like whoever made it was actually pretty tuned into Mardi Gras and New Orleans culture.

I'm kinda glad that I did, if only so that I could see for myself that they clearly look like outgoing texts on an iPhone and that he's probably just making up bullshit for the sake of extending his terrifyingly undeserved 15 minutes.

Yeah! It's almost as if different women have different tastes and can't be judged as one giant monolithic being! What the fuck is that about?

My problem is how much fun it is to hate comment, for me. I was responsible for at least 200-300 of the posts on that shitty 'eating disorder' article. I had a lot of fun, but it was probably downright destructive to my own ends - the idiots there doubtlessly just consider themselves 'winners' for getting so many…

This comment seriously made me bark with laughter for a solid minute or so, and 'recommending' it doesn't qualify as nearly enough praise.

Miley and her line of twerking black girls behind her comes to mind as an example of hip-hop appropriation that isn't okay. Not to try to confine this discussion to pop stars as a general rule, but I can definitely say without a doubt that's on the wrong side of the line.

I'd agree that it's too harsh of a line to take. If she were able to actually do so in a respectful way rather than simply mashing up a bunch of different Asian cultures as though they're one and shitting on people's religion by treating it as nothing other than a trinket, then I'd say go for it. There are…

I don't see how drawing a cartoon in a different style has any bearing on mashing up several different cultures, including religious iconography, and treating it all as one monolith that's used for decoration.

This is amazing! And I'm loving everything so much, starting . Thanks for the playlist! I now think I have this afternoon planned out from a soundtrack perspective.

Except that's not anyone's argument. Like, no one's saying "Anyone who isn't Japanese wearing a kimono is instantly offensive."

Ooops, doublepost.

Endearing is SO the right word for this video and for her reactions as well.

You really didn't see any problem with her cultural and religious appropriation and the way that she mixed it willy-nilly with multiple other cultures with absolutely no thought that those cultures might actually be different?

Exactly the first thing that I thought as well.

Fuck this bullshit idea of white guilt being the only reason that anyone can be motivated to call someone out on their racist bullshit.