Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT 4456-4460 (the 8th through 12th of February, 2021)
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Potato Farmer on 09 Feb 2021, 06:44 ---I've always found the cultural appropriation issue somewhat iffy and this instance is even shakier than most.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is a good illustration of what cultural appropriation is.
Note that while Jack is well-meaning, he doesn't ask any of the Christmas Town locals about the meaning of any part of what he sees in Christmas town.
Farideh:
Comic's up.
Willow is starting to remind me of Booster.
Wombat:
Looking at certain parts of this strip makes my back hurt.
Case:
"Of course, as Foucault said: 'Vous m'avez malcompris. Vous êtes idiot' "
(My sincere apologies to the resident Francophones)
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Frumbustigan ---who we oppressed by I don't know, creating them and then not oppressing them?
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They were treated as property early in the strip, even having their bodies modded without their consent. Momo referred to a long civil rights struggle. We've seen May encounter hiring discrimination that had nothing to do with her criminal record. There's an AI ERA now because it was needed.
None of which, of course, turns a temporary tattoo on a human into cultural appropriation. I don't know what Faye was on about there, unless Jeph had her say that to give Clinton a chance to nerd out.
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