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Every time I read the phrase cultural appropriation I am reminded of the Kimono Try On protests in Boston and I cringe: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-3
by intopieces 10y ago
Every time I read the phrase cultural appropriation I am reminded of the Kimono Try On protests in Boston and I cringe:
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-33450391 http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-33450391
Back to the original topic: it's breathing. Nobody owns breathing. It can't be trademarked or patented. The technique can be renamed and passed on for free or for profit.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoThose kimono protests are ridiculous, I'm surprised it's not an April Fool's joke. Thanks for the link. As for 'nobody owns breathing', nobody fundamentally owns anything, ownership is just a social construct. Someone owns something if a majority agrees they own it. What's being discussed is a style of breathing rather than breathing as a whole. It's no different to attributing the history of styles of music, dance, food, etc... to certain groups.