How do you define cultural approriation? It's a lot harder than the arguments on social media make it look.
What actually is cultural appropriation anyway?
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Tales of Smuggling Alcohol into the United States
I love hearing local family lore. Being in Blaine, on the US/Canada border, I learned of smuggling alcohol into the United States.
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Did they really say that?
I asked for well-intended but terribly rude questions. The ones that leave you in shocked silence while wondering “Did they really say that?”
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Border Town Life: It’s Quirky
Have you spent time in a border town? They are a little quirky with things you don't see in other places.
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I feel betrayed by my brain
I thought I knew Kitty Genovese's murder as being a textbook example of bystander apathy, except I was wrong. My brain betrayed me.
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Why I don’t want Donald Trump impeached
It's controversial but I don't want Donald Trump impeached. The consequence would be President Mike Pence and from his track record, America would be worse off.
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There are Heroes Among Us
Earlier today millions of people marched across the United States for gun control. Marches were in cities and towns. And...
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Why we shouldn’t be Grammar Nazis
Let’s not make “Nazi” a generic term for someone who is picky or strident or annoying or precise. You probably...
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Johnny Depp, Grindelwald and #MeToo
Did you hear? JK Rowling is enabling an abuser! Earlier this week, our favorite author released a statement supporting Johnny...
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Celebrating the Women of NASA
I’ve been well-behaved lately and not adding to my Lego collection. Sure it helped that the recent minifig collections are...
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What Would You Give to End ALS?
As a marketer, I questioned the effectiveness of the ALS Association’s Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014. Sure it raised heaps...
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Visiting the Funko HQ in Everett
Oh my god! It was like walking into Hogsmeade. That’s if wizards were all cute animated characters immortalized as vinyl...
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Why Even Neo-Nazis Have the Right to Free Speech
I’ve been mulling over this post for a couple of days now. I want to write about how the right...
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Introducing Ada Lovelace
Last night a friend and I were discussing last weekend’s Google gender equality issue and their treatment of the male...
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How We Can Help Refugees… Today
Yesterday I listened to this Ted Talk by David Miliband. David talks about how the crisis with the refugees is...
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Occupy and the 99 Percent
With all the arguments of right and wrong and effective or waste of time, I have three quotes to share....
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Why do hit songs need to be serious?
Really, why are most hit songs all the same? Is the music-buying public really that narrow and shallow? Here are a...
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Darren Criss – Before He Was Famous
After this week, it’s hard not to know who Darren Criss is. His debut song on Glee is already on...
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Halloween Costumes
Just overheard the cutest thing. A three or four year old was asked what she was going to be this...