Pretty much in every cultural context: culinary, music, clothing, language, etc. cultural cross-fertilization is IMO a very good thing. Our lives are enriched by it. Part of post-colonialism is seeing memes (Dawkin sense) from former colonies return and conquer the former colonial powers.
The bindi isn't just a religious symbol, its also a philosophical one, and also just plain decorative, and has been appropriated through a span of territories from Persia through Tibet and onto Korea, in places divorced from original context in the subcontinent.
As far as I'm concerned, poor Grimes was beset by some trust-fund cultural studies majors. And in like fashion, bit by bit, our lives become less rich.
― Me So Hormetic (Sanpaku), Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link
乒乓 is doing the people's work
― mh, Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:06 (ten years ago) link
also, Grimes is in MTL afaik and there is a lot of reasonable historical baggage about cultural repression and appropriation in the culture there by nature
― mh, Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:08 (ten years ago) link
Grimes could have helped heal those wounds.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:12 (ten years ago) link
wow i feel like i have my first ilx troll im so honored
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:14 (ten years ago) link
DJP otm
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:31 (ten years ago) link
If you want to fight the 'cultural appropriation' fight, I don't mind. However, I don't think Grimes is the most revelant target.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:45 (ten years ago) link
no one wants to fight that, literally no one
― mh, Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:47 (ten years ago) link
yeah that's kinda how I feel too but it's a very gray area to be sure
― 乒乓,
^ just can't see past colour imo
― The Finnish Question........after question......after question....a (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:59 (ten years ago) link
the only colour i see is green
― 乒乓, Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:02 (ten years ago) link
how many shades
― The Finnish Question........after question......after question....a (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:02 (ten years ago) link
50, bad boy ;)
― 乒乓, Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:03 (ten years ago) link
you guys are micrometers away from horrible Kermit/Ms Piggy S&M pr0n; tread lightly
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:04 (ten years ago) link
everyone please apologize for your posts
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:04 (ten years ago) link
the true villain btw is gwen stefani
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:05 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjxtq6JhWHo
my refs are clear, as is my conscience
― The Finnish Question........after question......after question....a (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:06 (ten years ago) link
your browser cache, tho...
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:07 (ten years ago) link
good call, just cleared it
― The Finnish Question........after question......after question....a (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:14 (ten years ago) link
I don't care if you're green, green, green, or...
― supermassive pot hole (seandalai), Thursday, 25 April 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link
gwem stefani has done a lot for this town
― flamboyant goon tie included, Thursday, 25 April 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
tumblr post now up on Salon
― Moodles, Friday, 26 April 2013 01:25 (ten years ago) link
can't wait to read the comments. first one i see:
i am a narcissistic screwball
i am neither as hot nor as important as i think i am
― your holiness, we have an official energy drink (Z S), Friday, 26 April 2013 02:11 (ten years ago) link
while we're there:
A “Bones” star’s controversial vegan pregnancy
http://media.salon.com/2011/07/a-460x307.jpg
― contenderizer, Friday, 26 April 2013 02:31 (ten years ago) link
ah sweet salon
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Friday, 26 April 2013 04:39 (ten years ago) link
one particular user commenting on the article is clearly literally insane.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 26 April 2013 05:03 (ten years ago) link
stop jonny stop
― you say potatooles (onimo), Friday, 26 April 2013 13:33 (ten years ago) link
jesus christ
― Call me at **BITCOIN (DJP), Friday, 26 April 2013 13:46 (ten years ago) link
I Googled him and found his twitter. Then I stepped away.
― you say potatooles (onimo), Friday, 26 April 2013 14:43 (ten years ago) link
http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=w-ApBFuwe5E&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3F%26v%3Dw-ApBFuwe5E
― Gukbe, Friday, 26 April 2013 16:54 (ten years ago) link
people should be talking about this too
http://actuallygrimes.tumblr.com/post/48892942928
― markers, Friday, 26 April 2013 16:55 (ten years ago) link
i also just wanna say that I love adult cat finder
― huun huurt 2 (Hurting 2), Friday, 26 April 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, April 26, 2013 1:03 AM (12 hours ago) Bookmark
i thought this guy was that other person that sometimes posts here
― 乒乓, Friday, 26 April 2013 17:06 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-ApBFuwe5E
― markers, Friday, 26 April 2013 17:10 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, that's better.
― Gukbe, Friday, 26 April 2013 17:49 (ten years ago) link
good commercial, but a little weird that it's for Vampire Weekend and not Grimes
― Moodles, Friday, 26 April 2013 18:04 (ten years ago) link
also, I think I like her tumblr better than her album
― Moodles, Friday, 26 April 2013 18:05 (ten years ago) link
she REALLY looks like winona ca. beetlejuice there. which is to say: yowza.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Friday, 26 April 2013 19:42 (ten years ago) link
she is tired of creeps like you yowzaing at her on the internet
― huun huurt 2 (Hurting 2), Friday, 26 April 2013 19:45 (ten years ago) link
i retract my yowza
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Friday, 26 April 2013 21:23 (ten years ago) link
the most noble of yowza retractions.
― the kind of man who best draws girls' eyeballs (Merdeyeux), Friday, 26 April 2013 21:24 (ten years ago) link
mr. elite gynmastics is here companion in the that clip
― ums (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 26 April 2013 22:11 (ten years ago) link
comedy.
― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Saturday, 27 April 2013 01:19 (ten years ago) link
jesus vampire weekend is so boring i don't blame grimes for dodging that party
― Pat Finn, Saturday, 27 April 2013 02:41 (ten years ago) link
TELL me about it
― we're up all night to get (s1ocki), Saturday, 27 April 2013 02:46 (ten years ago) link
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Friday, April 26, 2013 9:23 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
amazing post
― hoospanic GANGSTER musician (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Sunday, 28 April 2013 05:13 (ten years ago) link
seeing that advert with the elite gymnastics dude is weird cos he once wrote a tumblr post about me lol
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 28 April 2013 12:47 (ten years ago) link
http://actuallygrimes.tumblr.com/post/49046769999/for-the-record-if-i-hadnt-been-instructed-to
― markers, Sunday, 28 April 2013 18:43 (ten years ago) link
"well, he likes vampire weekend, but, um..."
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Sunday, 28 April 2013 18:58 (ten years ago) link
i would go to an easter party if grimes and steve buscemi were in attendance, even if vampire weekend was also there
― Pat Finn, Sunday, 28 April 2013 23:45 (ten years ago) link
hanging out in a park with grimes talking about why you wouldnt go to parties sounds even more fun
― ְ֮֠֓֟֬֩ (gr8080), Monday, 29 April 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link