By David T. Jones on May 28, 2017
Washington, DC - Sometimes one is impressed over the trivial pursuits of injustice collectors. (One of) the latest “viewings with alarm” has been the contretemps over “cultural appropriation.”
The intimation appears to be that the “culture” of a specific group is itself the equivalent of patent-protected material, and that nobody is permitted to act in a manner that reflects another member/group of society.
It is hard to imagine anything more absurd. History and society advance by the spread of ideas, inventions, and associated technology. Culture, not just biology, is constantly evolving. Otherwise, my Chinese mother-in-law would never have been permitted to read Shakespeare as a child. Or members of First Nations to use rifles while traveling on snow mobiles.
