First, let me explain what cultural appropriation is. Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.And here you have taken a step across the line from statement of fact to a moral judgement that is unfounded. There is certainly nothing "illegal" about the use of such a term. It is not trademarked (as, for example, "Band-Aid" is). Have you ever used the term "Band-Aid", but not specifically meant a Band-Aid brand wound covering? I suspect you have, in which case YOUR usage of that term is more "illegal" than what you are referencing.
Can't argue with that. And in today's very intertwined virtual world, it happens all the time and across all geographic and social/ethnic borders. Well, maybe not so quickly in North Korea or Iran, but in most the world.
In this case, the use of the acronym p.a.w.g. The acronym p.a.w.g. means phat-ass white girl. Phat is outdated hip hop slang deriving from the 1980's. Hip Hop was created by less privileged groups/minorities at the end of the disco era. Every minority was not a part of hip hop culture and is not today. Also, Hip Hop is not rap but rap is an element of hip hop.
OK, but not sure what your point is here. You might claim "phat" is an "outdated term", but it is still used--so has it been assimilated into more general speech just as terms like "ping pong", "radar", and "band-aid" are far more generally used (and their meanings modified) from the original specific brand-name meanings? That is the evolution of language, not something "evil".
Culture is simply the beliefs, ideas, traditions, speech, and material objects associated with a particular group of people. Appropriation is the illegal, unfair, or unjust taking of something that doesn't belong to you. Often, used to strip the identity of another culture. Therefore, the escorts on this site who use the acronym p.a.w.g. are attempting to appropriate culture while unfairly discriminating against the same culture they appropriate with the NBA rule. Any thoughts? Originally Posted by alias77
First, let me explain what cultural appropriation is. Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture. In this case, the use of the acronym p.a.w.g. The acronym p.a.w.g. means phat-ass white girl. Phat is outdated hip hop slang deriving from the 1980's. Hip Hop was created by less privileged groups/minorities at the end of the disco era. Every minority was not a part of hip hop culture and is not today. Also, Hip Hop is not rap but rap is an element of hip hop. Culture is simply the beliefs, ideas, traditions, speech, and material objects associated with a particular group of people. Appropriation is the illegal, unfair, or unjust taking of something that doesn't belong to you. Often, used to strip the identity of another culture. Therefore, the escorts on this site who use the acronym p.a.w.g. are attempting to appropriate culture while unfairly discriminating against the same culture they appropriate with the NBA rule. Any thoughts? Originally Posted by alias77Agree. And don't call yourself a 'Snow Bunny' if you don't see black guys. Why, you ask? Because it's black guys who use that phrase to indicate that said female is white, and that she entertains black men. If you're white and don't see black guys, you're not a snow bunny, you're just...white.
Appropriation is the illegal, unfair, or unjust taking of something that doesn't belong to you. Often, used to strip the identity of another culture. Therefore, the escorts on this site who use the acronym p.a.w.g. are attempting to appropriate culture Originally Posted by alias77You should file lawsuits against all providers that use the term PAWG and show just how illegal it is. But to be fair, I need your real world name. I want to file suit against you for using appropriation. It is a late Middle English word: from late Latin appropriatio(n-), from appropriare ‘make one's own’ (see appropriate). YOU ARE NOT MIDDLE ENGLISH OR LATIN!!! NOR ARE ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME UP WITH THE BOGUS CONCEPT OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION. YOU DOUBLE STOLE! ILLEGAL! NAY DOUBLE ILLEGAL!!!?!