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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! LATE/ 5TRY 9 PANICS OV] SOCIAL JU/ICE COMES FROM MY HOMET[N1 :]E SOME FOLKS HAVE CREAT$ A LI/ %AM+ RE/AURANTS & FOODC>TS ?AT W]E [N$ BY :ITE PEOPLE BUT SOLD 0NON-,EUROPEAN 9T]NATIONAL CUIS9E40 ,ONE ( ! MORE ANNOY+ RE/AURANTS ON ?AT LI/ HAS N[ CLOS$ AS A RESULT ( HATE MAIL4 ,:ILE ! EXI/5CE ( ?IS LI/ 7& D]IVATIVE LI/S7 HAS G5]AT$ ! SORT ( FURI\S APOPLEXIA Y\'D EXPECT 9 ! CULTURE W>S1 IT RAISES SOME COMPLEX SUBJECTS4 

,ON ! ONE H&1 BOYCOTT LI/S >E 9 SOME REAL S5SE BO? ! M>KET AT WORK & A MATT] ( FRE$OM ( 9=MATION ?AT 5ABLES PEOPLE TO HAVE MORE 9=M$ AG5CY 9 !IR *OICES4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 FIVE YE>S AGO ! SOCIAL JU/ICE MILIEU BROADLY SWORE UP & D[N ?AT !IR DISC\RSE ON CULTURAL APPROPRIATION WAS A S]I\S & 5GAG+ CRITIQUE ( ! WAY HI/ORICAL 9JU/ICES E*O =W>D ?R\< CULTURAL P]=MANCE & ?AT NO ONE C>$ IF :ITE PEOPLE MADE BURRITOS4 ,N[ :AT WAS ! TEXTBOOK /RAWMAN HAS APP>5TLY BECOME AN ACTIVE FRONTI]4 

,& YET !RE >E ALSO GOOD REASONS TO BOYCOTT SEV]AL ( ! RE/AURANTS ?AT W]E BR\<T UP 9 ?IS LI/4 ,9FAM\SLY SOME SMUG YUPPIE OP5$ A ,BRITI% RE/AURANT 9 A HI/ORICALLY BLACK NEI<BORHOOD NAM$ 0,SAFFRON ,COLONIAL0 ?AT ROMANTICIZ$ ,BRITA9'S COLONIALISM4 ,?IS IS 9S5SITIVE TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,COLONIALISM WAS AN UNFA?OMABLE ATROCITY & ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE 9 P>TICUL> WAS A G5OCIDAL MA*9E ?AT RIVAL$ ! ,?IRD ,REI*4 ,ITS NAME DES]VES TO BE SPAT ON & ITS VICTIMS M\RN$ = ! RE/ ( ET]NITY4 ,!RE IS NO FUTURE = \R SPECIES BUT ONE 9 :I* 0COLONIAL0 IS A CURSEWORD4 ,UN=TUNATELY SU* A FUTURE IS /ILL POORLY DI/RIBUT$ & !RE >E MANY /ILL BLI!LY UNAW>E ( ITS MON/ROSITY OR :O FEEL NO COMPULSION TO ACKN[L$GE IT4 ,IT'S NOT 0]AS+ HI/ORY0 TO REACT ) DISGU/ AT SOMEONE ATTEMPT+ TO OP5 A HOLOCAU/ !M$ DELI4 ,!RE >E SUBJECTS :]E BASIC ETIQUETTE CALLS = DEGREE ( SOMB]NESS & RESPECTFUL ATT5TION TO HI/ORICAL TRAUMA4 ,OR AT LEA/ IF ! KNIFE ( IRREV]5CE IS TO BE WIELD$ ON SU* SUBJECTS IT %\LD BE DONE ) C>E & ATT5TION TO P[]4 

,! CREATORS ( ! ORIG9AL RE/AURANT LI/ OBJECT$ ?AT !Y DON'T OPPOSE :ITE PEOPLE MAK+ 0NON:ITE0 FOOD AT HOME BUT RA!R 9 A M>KET CONTEXT :]E !Y C\LD DRIVE PEOPLE ( COLOR \T ( BUS9ESS4 ,YET IT'S ANNOY+ ?AT ?IS M9OR DI/9CTION RESONAT$ AS LEGITIMATE ) SOME LEFTI/S4 ,TO ASS]T ?AT PEOPLE %\LDN'T SELL FOOD NOT ( 0!IR CULTURE0 IS TO EMBRACE ! P>ADIGM ( 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY 5TIRELY1 ALBEIT ) ! SAME PRET5SES AS A 0CREATIVE COMMONS NONCOMM]CIAL0 LIC5SE3 ! ROTT5 CORE PRESUMPTION ( 9=MATION [N]%IP LEFT TOTALLY UN*ALL5G$ BUT N[ ) A SUP]FICIAL PROGRESSIVE %E54 

,= AS LONG AS ,I'VE BE5 AN AN>*I/ ,I'VE /AUN*LY HELD TWO H>DL9ES3 ANTI-RACISM & FRE$OM ( 9=MATION4 ,I SEE !SE AS SOME ( ! MO/ IMM$IATE & BASIC PRESCRIPTIONS ?AT FOLL[ FROM AN>*ISM'S ASPIRATIONS & ANYONE ?AT KN[S ME KN[S ! 9T5SITY & SEV]ITY ( MY OPPOSITION TO BO?4 ,9CREAS+LY POPUL>IZ$ NOTIONS ( 0CULTURAL APPROPRIATION0 APPE> TO MANY TO BR+ !SE TWO COMMITM5TS TO A HEAD1 & SO ?IS MI<T BE A GOOD TIME TO REVISIT H[ CULTURAL APPROPRIATION CAN AVOID CON/ITUT+ AN 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY CLAIM1 BUT ALSO H[ ! TWO P>ADIGMS CAN CREEP 9TO OV]LAP & H[ ,I BELIEVE AN>*I/S %\LD BREAK :5 ! T5SION >ISES4 

,:ILE ! SPECIFIC 9/ANTIATIONS ( RACISM & 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY 9 \R WORLD >E DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE = ! DEA?S ( MANY MILLIONS1 ! SUFF]+ ( C\NTLESS MORE1 & ! IMMEASURABLE SABOTAGE ( HUMANITY'S ADVANCEM5T AS A :OLE1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT \R OPPOSITION TO !M IS NOT CONT+5T UPON SAID HI/ORICAL P>TICUL>S4 ,RACISM & 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY >E ALSO EVIL 9 ! AB/RACT2 !Y DIVIDE M9DS & SLICE AWAY \R OPTIONS1 CON/RA9+ \R FRE$OM4 ,BO? RACISM & 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY 9FLICT IMM5SE NETWORK DAMAGE ON SOCIETY1 RE/RICT+ ! FL[ ( 9=MATION & ?US \R CAPACITY = AG5CY4 ,EV5 IF ! HI/ORICAL FOOTPR9T ( :ITE SUPREMACY & ,I,P LAW W]E SOMEH[ REMOV$1 EV5 IF ! EXPLICIT VIOL5CE UND]P9N+ !M WAS ABOLI%$1 ! V]Y LOGIC ( RACISM & 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY IS ONE ( OPPRESSION4 ,EV5 IF RACIAL SEGREGATION WAS 0VOLUNT>Y0 & 9=MATION [N]%IP WAS SU/A9$ BY NONVIOL5T SOCIAL NORMS !Y'D /ILL BE DEEPLY OBJECTIONABLE = AN>*I/S & WE W\LD PU% TO *ANGE SU* NORMS4 

,IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT AN>*ISM OR ANY COMMITM5T TO ABOLI%+ ALL P[] RELATIONS -- NOT M]ELY SOME FLAVORS ( !M -- OBLIGES SOME CON/RA9T 9 \R MEANS4 ,IT'S CAUSALLY 9COH]5T TO ATTEMPT TO GULAG SOMEONE 9TO LIB]ATION4 ,& !RE >E EXT]NALITIES TO MANY /RATEGIES ?AT MAKE !M 9TOL]ABLE = AN>*I/S EV5 IF !Y CAN ACCOMPLI% !IR GOALS4 ,SOME LIMIT$ GOALS CAN BE A*IEV$ BY BRUTAL MEANS ?AT E/ABLI% NEW TYRANNIES1 BUT ! GOAL ( ABOLI%+ P[] ITSELF CANNOT4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ?IS DOES NOT OBLIGE PACIFISM OR PRET5D+ AS ?\< ! 9/ITUTIONAL HORRORS ( \R WORLD DO NOT EXI/4 ,MURD] IS BAD BUT ! NUMB]S CLE>LY WORK \T IF Y\ CAN MURD] ,HITL] TO SAVE MILLIONS FROM BE+ MURD]$4 ,5DS & MEANS >E 9T]CONNECT$1 EV5 IF !Y >E NOT PRECISELY ONE-TO-ONE4 

,) !SE CONSID]ATIONS 9 H& ,I ?9K ! RESOLUTION BETWE5 ! IDEALS ( ANTI-RACISM & FRE$OM ( 9=MATION IS RELATIVELY /RAI<T=W>D4 

,CULTURAL EX*ANGE IS GREAT2 EFFECTIVELY MOCK+ SOME?+ ( DEEP SYMBOLIC VALUE TO OPPRESS$ PEOPLE Y\'RE NOT A MEMB] ( IS %ITTY4 ,>E Y\ /ICK+ A HI/ORICALLY REPRESS$ RELIGI\S SYMBOL UP Y\R ASS8 ,NOT RESPECTFUL4 ,>E Y\ P]PETUAT+ A C>ICATURE ( A CLASS ( PEOPLE8 ,NOT RESPECTFUL4 ,N[ OBVI\SLY !RE'S A PLACE = BE+ NOT RESPECTFUL4 ,IT'S FUCK+ AWESOME :5 MEMB]S ( OPPRESS$ GR\PS G5]ATE !IR [N ,PISS ,*RI/ EQUIVAL5TS1 BECAUSE ULTIMATELY FUCK BE+ RESPECTFUL TO ! IDOLS ( ANY CULTURE_/RELIGION1 BUT SUFFICE TO SAY FOLKS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! COLONIZATION OR AU?ORIT>IAN SUPPRESSION ( A CULTURE_/RELIGION DO+ SU* IS G5]ALLY A BAD LOOK1 TO SAY ! LEA/4 

,MO/ PEOPLE UND]/& ?AT IT'S JU/ DIFF]5T :5 A :ITE P]SON USES ! N-WORD V]SUS :5 A BLACK P]SON DOES4 ,REG>DLESS ( A SPECIFIC 9DIVIDUAL'S 9T5T1 ! HI/ORY & CONTEXT ( RACISM UND]/&ABLY AFFECT P]CEPTIONS & REACTIONS4 ,! SAME IS ( C\RSE TRUE :5 A :ITE P]SON WE>S A HEADDRESS4 ,( C\RSE AS ALWAYS ) ANY 9CANTATION ( 0MEMB] ( OPPRESS$_/OPPRESSOR CLASS0 !RE'S (T5 A LOT ( CATEGORY FUZZ9ESS & IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO TREAT %IT LIKE A RIGID LEGAL SY/EM4 ,AN>*I/S >E CONC]N$ ) E?ICS :]E MO/ ( SOCIAL JU/ICE DISC\RSE HAS CONC]N$ ITSELF ) 5=C+ SOCIAL NORMS1 TWO QUITE DIFF]5T UND]TAK+S4 

,:]E WE MU/ DISMISS 0CULTURAL APPROPRIATION0 5TIRELY & /R5U\SLY IS :5 IT />TS OP]AT+ LIKE A COLLECTIVI/ 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY4 ,LIKE PEOPLE EXPECT+ TO HOLD A MONOPOLY ON ! PRODUCTION ( A C]TA9 CLO? PATT]N4 ,ABOLI%+ ! EVIL ( 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY IS 9F9ITELY MORE IMPORTANT ?AN SOMEONE'S PET /RATEGY = GETT+ A T9Y BIT MORE MONEY 9TO ! H&S ( ,P,O,C4 ,!RE'S A DIFF]5CE H]E BETWE5 0SP5D MONEY AT ,P,O,C BUS9ESSES TO C\NT]ACT :ITE SUPREMACY A LITTLE BIT0 :I* IS F9E & GOOD & 0IF A :ITE P]SON SELLS A BURRITO ?AT'S UNE?ICAL0 :I* IS ! LOGIC ( ,I,P4 

,NOTE ! DI/9CTION4 ,!RE >E MANY MEANS ( PROVID+ SUBSIDIES TO OPPRESS$ PEOPLES TO C\NT]BALANCE SY/EMIC 9JU/ICE4 ,IT'S NOT WOR? GRABB+ ANY & EV]Y POSSIBLE ONE1 & !RE'S SOME?+ TO BE+ HONE/ & DIRECT AB\T URG+ A C\NT]-SUBSIDY )\T DRESS+ IT UP 9 SOME K9D ( CLAIM TO CULTURAL [N]%IP4 

,JU/ AS Y\ CAN'T SOLVE :ITE SUPREMACY BY EMP[]+ ! POLICE OR ! /ATE1 Y\ ALSO CAN'T SOLVE :ITE SUPREMACY BY EMP[]+ 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY4 ,IF :ITE-[N$ BUS9ESSES SELL+ BURRITOS >E PU%+ PEOPLE ( COLOR \T ( A M>KET !Y US$ TO MONOPOLIZE & LEAD+ TO ECONOMIC IMMIS]ATION !N WE %\LD ADDRESS ! DIFFUSE BUT ULTIMATELY VIOL5T F\NDATIONS ( 9/ITUTIONAL :ITE SUPREMACY SUBSIDIZ+ SAID BUS9ESSES OR HOLD+ BACK ,P,O,C BUS9ESSES1 NOT TRY TO PAT* UP ! /ATUS QUO ?R\< HORRIFY+LY %ORT-SI<T$ /RATEGIES ( LEGITIMIZ+ COLLECTIVE 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY4 ,& LET'S NOT =GET ?AT ULTIMATELY ECONOMIC MONOPOLIES ( ANY K9D >E BAD4 

,IF ! PO9T IS TO REPAIR ! ECONOMIC DAMAGE DONE BY :ITE SUPREMACY !N :Y %\LD WE FEEL MORE COMPELL$ TO SUBSIDIZE A LAT9O [N$ RE/AURANT SELL+ BURRITOS ?AN A LAT9O [N$ RE/AURANT SELL+ /ROGAN(F8 

,! TRUE ANSW] IS OBVI\SLY ! EXP$I5CY ( APPEAL+ TO UN=TUNATELY WIDELY EXI/+ 9DOCTR9ATION 9 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY1 PLUS A LURK+ CULTURAL NATIONALISM_/SEP>ATISM ?AT ! LEFT IS BAD AT REJECT+ :5 IT'S NOT COMPLETELY EXPLICIT4 ,ANO!R ANSW] IS ?AT MANY FEEL :ITE [N]S >E PRONE TO MISREPRES5T CUIS9ES !Y'RE NOT NATIVE TO4 ,SU* CONC]NS >E ACTUALLY F9E & LEGITIMATE1 BUT ALSO A DI/9CT ISSUE4 ,A LI/ ( RE/AURANTS MISREPRES5T+ TRADITIONAL CUIS9ES IS DIFF]5T ?AN A LI/ ( :ITE [N$ RE/AURANTS4 

,IT'S LONG BE5 NOT$ ?AT A P>T ( ! IDEAL ( FRE$OM ( 9=MATION IS A COMMITM5T TO ACCURATE ID5TIFICATION ( AU?OR%IP & ORIG94 ,MANY ( ! S9S ADDRESS$ 9 0CULTURAL APPROPRIATION0 CRITIQUES ACTUALLY ADDRESS ! SLIC+ AWAY ( 9=MATION4 ,AN E?ICAL OBLIGATION TO BE HONE/ IS NOT REMOTELY ! SAME ?+ AS CLAIM+ ?AT ! ORIG9ATOR ( AN IDEA [NS IT & %\LD BE ABLE TO CONTROL ITS REPRODUCTION4 

,( C\RSE ! MO/ COMMON CRITICISM ( 0CULTURAL APPROPRIATION0 DISC\RSE IS ?AT IT DEALS 9 SWEEP+ AGGREGATES1 TY+ RACE TO CULTURE 9 A WAY ?AT'D MAKE ! NAZIS PR\D1 & ALSO COLLAPS+ ! FLUID COMPLEXITIES ( ! REAL WORLD 9TO SIMPLI/IC MORALITY TALES ( GR\P ,A & GR\P ,B4 ,IT'S ONE ?+ TO SPEAK ( CULTURE 9 ! S5SE ( A FLUID ECOSY/EM ( IDEAS & PRACTICES TOO MESSY TO MAKE ANY CLE> DIVISIONS )91 IT'S ANO!R TO SPEAK ( SOME K9D ( MONOLI?IC1 /ATIC & TOTALIZ+ CULTURE1 SOME K9D ( S+UL> COLLECTIVE 5TITY ) CLE> 9SIDES & \TSIDES4 

,AT ! SAME TIME DISCRETE CULTURES DO EXI/ 9 ! NATIONALI/ S5SE2 WE DO NOT LIVE 9 A WORLD M]ELY ( 9DIVIDUALS NETWORK$ 9 WAYS ?AT DEFY ALL SIMPLE REPRES5TATIONS BUT ONE ( OPPRESSIVELY CON/RUCT$ >BITR>Y 0RACES01 0NATIONS0 & 0CULTURES0 -- ?IS IS SIMPLY A HI/ORICAL FACT1 ALBEIT A SAD ONE4 ,IT IS ALSO A A /ATE ( AFFAIRS ?AT AN>*I/S ULTIMATELY ASPIRE TO DISSOLVE4 

,WE ALL RECOGNIZE ?AT COLORBL9DNESS IS WILLFUL BL9DNESS & ! SUPPRESSION ( KN[L$GE & AG5CY 9 A WORLD ( CON/RUCT$ RACES4 ,SOME?+ SIMIL> IS TRUE ) CULTURES 9 RELATION TO HI/ORICAL & 9/ITUTIONAL RACISM4 ,YET WE MU/ ALSO REMEMB] ?AT ANY 0CULTURE0 DI/9CT & P]SI/5T 5\< TO EV5 BE SPOK5 CLE>LY ( 7MU* LESS CLAIM [N]%IP ( ANY?+7 IS ITSELF ALREADY >GUABLY IMP]IALI/1 C]TA9LY DANG]\SLY NATIONALI/4 ,IT MAY BE A DICK MOVE TO WE> DREADS1 B9DIS & W> BONNETS1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ,RA/AF>IANISM WAS IMP]IALI/1 ,H9DUISM WAS IMP]IALI/ & ! ,LAKOTA ,SI\X W]E IMP]IALI/4 ,JU/ BECAUSE ! CRIMES ( SU* SOCIETIES_/CULTURES_/NATIONS UTT]LY PALE 9 COMP>ISON TO ,EUROPEAN COLONIALISM & ! C\NTLESS MASS GRAVES ( :ITE SUPREMACY DOESN'T MEAN !Y'RE NOT ULTIMATELY OBJECTIONABLE TOO4 

,AS AN AN>*I/ ,I DON'T SWALL[ ! POISON\S 0QUICK FIX0 ( BACK+ SMALL] NATIONS AGA9/ BIGG] ONES4 ,TRY+ TO 0EQUALIZE0 P[] RELATIONS IS ULTIMATELY NO FIX = P[] RELATIONS !MSELVES2 ! GOAL IS LIB]ATION FROM P[] RELATIONS1 NOT EQUAL CON/RA9T UND] !M4 ,WE BELIEVE 9 BACK+ 9DIVIDUALS 9 REBELLION AGA9/ !IR NATIONS & TE>+ D[N ALL BORD]S4 ,!RE'S C]TA9LY A PLACE = 0DON'T BE A RACI/ D\*ECANOE1 RECOGNIZE ! SYMBOLISM & P]CEPTIONS BROADLY AT PLAY 9 CULTURAL >TIFACTS AS A RESULT ( 9/ITUTIONAL RACISM01 9 NO SMALL P>T BECAUSE ATT5TIV5ESS TO ! UNIQUE EXP]I5CES & TRAUMA ( O!R PEOPLE IS DEEPLY 9 L9E ) ! IDEALS ( FRE$OM ( 9=MATION4 ,BUT AT ! 5D ( ! DAY AN>*ISM MEANS BE+ CULTURE TRAITORS OR IT MEANS NO?+4 ,WE LONG = A DAY :5 CULTURAL MISCEG5ATION HAS PROCE$$ UNTIL CULTURE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE DIFF]5TIAT$ 9TO DI/9CT CULTURES1 :5 CULTURE IS A FLUID MESS TO BE SPLA%$ AB\T 91 NOT SOME?+ ?AT CON/RA9S OR DEF9ES US4 

,MANY ( ! DYNAMICS PO9T$ \T BY CRITICS ( CULTURAL APPROPRIATION >E VALID & WOR?Y ( NOTE OR S]I\S RESPONSE4 ,IT FUCK+ MATT]S ?AT ! FL[1 DRIFT & MUTATION ( CULTURE HAS BE5 %AP$ NOT JU/ BY FREE ASSOCIATION BUT BY SY/EMIC VIOL5CE4 ,:ILE AN IDEALIZ$ V>IANT ( GLOBALIZATION IS ! APEX ( AN>*I/ ASPIRATIONS1 WE >E ALL ! POOR] = ! PROCESSES BY :I* ACTUALLY EXI/+ GLOBALIZATION HAS SO F> OCCURR$ -- & SOME ( US >E QUITE A LOT POOR] = IT4 ,YET !RE HAS ALWAYS BE5 A GRAVE RISK ( 0CULTURAL APPROPRIATION0 DISC\RSE DISSOLV+ 9TO APPEALS TO ! P]CEIV$ LEGITIMACY ( 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY -- GRANT+ CULTURES1 NATIONS OR COLLECTIVES ! ASSUM$ RI<T TO 0[N0 IDEAS1 PRACTICES1 OR O!R SU* TE*NOLOGIES4 ,! LEFT HAS A LONG/&+ T5D5CY TO ASSUME ?AT ! COLLECTIVIZATION ( TYRANNY IS ! SAME ?+ AS ITS ABOLITION1 JU/ AS IT HAS REPEAT$LY FALL5 9TO A REFLEXIVE EMBRACE ( NATIONALISMS ( ! OPPRESS$ ASSUM+ SU* TO BE ! ONLY PA? ( RESI/ANCE2 BO? DESPICABLE T5D5CIES >E EV] LURK+ 9 DISC\RSES >\ND CULTURAL APPROPRIATION4 ,:AT'S IRRITAT+ AB\T SOCIAL JU/ICE DISC\RSES IS A T5D5CY TO OBSCURE OR AVOID HONE/ E?ICAL & /RATEGIC DISCUSSIONS BY JUMP+ AHEAD TO TRY+ TO SOCIALLY PRESSURE C]TA9 BEHAVIORS4 ,BUT C]TA9 CODES ( BEHAVIOR ALWAYS C>RY UND]LY+ LOGICS OR JU/IFICATIONS2 SOCIAL JU/ICE HAS PROVID$ A MEANS = FOLKS ) GOALS OR /RATEGIES ?AT W\LDN'T BE ACCEPT$ BY MANY EXPLICITLY 7LIKE [N]%IP ( 9=MATION1 RACIAL OR CULTURAL SEGREGATION7 TO PU% = ! NORMALIZATION ( !IR AB/RACT PREMISES VIA HYP]P>TICUL>IZ$ CONV]SATIONS AB\T TACTICS & BEHAVIOR4 

,I %\LD CL>IFY DESPITE MY CRITIQUES H]E ?AT ,I'M BULLI% AB\T SOCIAL JU/ICE DISC\RSE ON ! :OLE -- 9 NO SMALL P>T BECAUSE ,I SUBSCRIBE TO OLD FA%ION$ 5LI<T5M5T NOTIONS LIKE ! BE/ >GUM5TS T5D+ TO RISE TO ! TOP4 ,I ?9K ! EXPLOSION ( ATT5TION TO ?+S LIKE CULTURAL APPROPRIATION 9 ! LA/ DECADE IS A /AGG]+ TE/AM5T TO ! 9TELLECTUAL S+UL>ITY UNLEA%$ BY ! 9T]NET & FRE$OM ( 9=MATION4 ,I HAVE NEV] FELT MU* NE$ TO /EP 9 & CALL \T TOXIC DYNAMICS OR DEAD5D ANALYZES1 9 P>T BECAUSE ,I HAVE SU* HI< E/IMATION = DISC\RSE ITSELF4 ,TRADITIONALLY M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLE %>+ !IR UNIQUE EXP]I5CES & P]SPECTIVES & HA%+ ?+S \T IS EXACTLY :AT ! IDEAL ( FRE$OM ( 9=MATION PROMIS$4 ,! OCCASIONAL FALLACY OR \TBREAK ( OPPORTUNI/IC BR[BEAT+ IS ( SO LITTLE CONC]N 9 COMP>ISON TO ! /ULTIFY+ SIL5CE & UNEXAM9$ OPPRESSION ?AT PREC$$ WIDESPREAD 9T]NET ADOPTION ?AT ,I'VE NEV] HAD MU* BUT LAU<T] AT ?OSE HYP]V5TILAT+ AB\T SOCIAL JU/ICE TOXICITY & OV]REA*4 ,IT HAPP5S1 TO BE SURE1 BUT IT'S AS SILLY AN 0EXI/5TIAL ?REAT0 AS RADICAL ,ISLAM & ?OSE DEEPLY WORRI$ AB\T SU* ?+S BETRAY !IR [N LACK ( FAI? 9 DEBATE1 EMPA?Y & ! UNQU5*ABLE ACID ( CULTURAL MISCEG5ATION4 ,JU/ AS ! 9T]NET P]CEIVES C5SOR%IP & 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY AS DAMAGE & R\TES >\ND1 HUMANITY P]CEIVES NATIONALISM & CULTURAL SEGREGATION AS DAMAGE TO BE R\T$ >\ND4 

,!RE IS NO BORD] ?R\< :I* WE WILL NOT C>VE1 NO WALL ?R\< :I* WE WILL NOT BREAK4 ,LIB]ATION IS ULTIMATELY TO BE F\ND 9 CONNECTION1 NOT DIVISION -- 9 %>+1 NOT /EAL+4 ,! ONLY JU/IFICATION = [N]%IP IS SC>CITY1 & CULTURE %\LD NEV] BE SC>CE4 

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