February 2012
cleanteeth asked: Cultural appropriation is a really touchy subject for some people. My dad is from Bangladesh and I guess you could say bindis hold cultural significance to me. HOWEVER: appreciating another culture is not a crime. It's not bad to love something so much that you want to wear it. That's a compliment. I don't mind when people wear saris. To be honest, it makes me HAPPY that people are...
ghostparties asked: when i went to india they put bindis on us... it wasn't offensive. bindis aren't really a symbol of marital/religious status anymore, they symbolize honor and love, which should be allowed for everyone. i don't think it's fair for anyone to say that just because someone has white skin they can't wear something. nor do is it fair to assume that just because you have white...
rosiejonesz asked: I just can't work out why you wearing a bindhi has caused such annoyance. fashion, music, art, photography, architecture, EVERYTHING is inspired by culture and religion all over the world - I guess it's like saying you should not wear clothing or jewellery involving a cross unless you're Christian. Which is stupid. It's blatantly obvious that you weren't doing anything to...
jerkbasketball asked: i agree that there's no harm in wearing a bindi. many fashions came from other cultures. like ear stretching, or... kimonos? i think people should wear whatever they like!
isobelgoestothecity asked: Hahahahahahahahaha I seriously can't tell if you're serious or not? Are you just totally cool being completely willfully ignorant about how actual people of color ACTUALLY feel about appropriation? You're a white girl, and you have the PRIVILEGE of being able to do that shit and getting away with it, so no, it really doesn't suck. For you, I mean.
my fav question. ur fav song of all time?
back to wanting a bellybutton piercing…..
isobelgoestothecity asked: What she's saying is that the assumption that you just kind of deserve to wear whatever you want regardless of the religious intent is the crappy part. Also I'm wondering what white girl piece of cultural heritage you think other races are trying to adopt. Also that was literally so weird that I'm trying to decide if you're kidding or not...
imperfecthope asked: i don't really know how to say this without sounding like a a jerk/annoying/telling someone older and cooler than me what to do, so I'll just say it.. basically, white girls such as us wearing bindis = cultural appropriation. no matter how much you may intend for it to be respectful and indicative of your interest in another culture, our white privilege makes these things racist...
post breakup sex // the vaccines
ugggghhhh wahhhhhh (like half of my text posts are exactly this)
dreamtongirl asked: do you think that artists need to prove themselves before they experiment? as in show that they're actually quality and can do amazing stuff.
tastesmetallic asked: ACTUALLY dude, I was watching these videos of dreads and this girl had a whole head of them, and then the next video she didn't have them she combed them out. It took her like 9 hours but it's possible to have to not shave your head haha.
h1ppi3 asked: i told you a while ago that you'd look totally awesome with dreads and you agreed... so where are they?! dude your hair has mad potential for dreads!
