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Dec 31, 2024 • 15 tweets • 7 min read
I hate the term “Cultural Appropriation” so much.
Why?
Because it’s stupid.
If you’ve not heard the term, it’s the idea that you can’t use something from someone else’s culture unless you’re of that culture. You can’t wear kimonos unless you’re Japanese, you can’t write a black character unless you’re black.
Yes, it’s stupid.
For example, when Iron Fist was in pre-production, the usual idiots complained that “why is a white dude in a martial arts role?” Because they apparently missed the point of the character, caught between two cultures.
But that’s all right, everyone discovered the real problem with Iron Fist’s casting was that he was poorly written, and the actor sucked at martial arts, especially next to Charlie Cox’s Daredevil.
And funny thing is, there are multiple cultural icons that wouldn’t exist without “cultural appropriation” as defined by these idiots today.
For instance?
Aug 11, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Michael Crichton stated it well:
“I regard consensus science as an extremely pernicious development that ought to be stopped cold in its tracks.
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels;"
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it is a way to avoid debate by claiming the matter is already settled. Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had.
Let's be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus
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