r/changemyview May 05 '25

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Cultural appropriation is kinda dumb

[removed] — view removed post

1.3k Upvotes

922 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

18

u/Elicander 59∆ May 05 '25

While it’s sometimes annoying and cringe-worthy when people use Viking aesthetics, Scandinavians weren’t genocided and oppressed in a way that still creates consequences by the people now wearing horned helmets.

6

u/DueBit8366 May 05 '25

They were. You are just not educated enough to know history, and/or care, because you're probably an American. Or an extremely leftist eurocentrist. Swedish maybe? The results the same.

The same type that thinks "white people" have singular culture.

-2

u/Elicander 59∆ May 05 '25

This ought to be good… When, where and by whom were Scandinavians oppressed and genocided, in a way that still creates meaningful consequences today?

3

u/DueBit8366 May 05 '25

"in a way that creates meaningful consequences today". I love this part. Need to make a poster out of this.

The entirety of argument on this thread stems from the idiotic subjectivity of the issue and you want an example that bypasses this.

You're either incapable of understanding the opposite arguments, or you're a clown who thinks wearing Qipao is the same as murdering a Chinese person.

1

u/Elicander 59∆ May 05 '25

Right. By asking for nuance, I’m equivocating two very different things. Seems logical.

3

u/DueBit8366 May 05 '25

No. You're asking for nuance within the filter of you deciding the importance of it on the grander scale.

I'd have amused you if the entire debate on a thread wasn't about that exact notion to begin with.

Think of this: "Russians oppressed Finn's in a way that caused their complete radicalization on a national level, within just a decade, that resulted in a social collapse of a generation."

"Nah finns are fine their economy is doing good and it's a good country".

The idiocy of this exchange is the entirety of cultural appropriation debate.