I was actually surprised to be taken to task over cultural appropriation for being discordian, but now I'm astonished not to find much on it
@t3dy @catvincent honestly i only give a single fuck about cultural appropriation when it's grave-dancing post-genocide like "Redskins"
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@chaosprime@catvincent that kind of thing I can totally understand as being ethically repulsive, but it ain't "stealing somebody's god" -
@t3dy@catvincent the idea that you can steal somebody's god displays a laughable failure of understanding what a god is. -
@chaosprime@t3dy@catvincent maybe can't steal a diety, [maybe!] but definitely can steal organizations, believers, memes, ... -
@NotTimothy@chaosprime@t3dy True. But - and this is important to a working-class geezer like me - All gods of magic are gods of thieves. -
@catvincent@NotTimothy@chaosprime hard for a discordian to empathize with being angry about disrespect when that's a religious command. -
@t3dy@catvincent@chaosprime discordians are human, it's depressing how,easily we can get angry -
@NotTimothy@t3dy@catvincent oh sure, it's kinda just, when we're divinely enjoined to engage in disrespect, enshrining respect is hard -
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@t3dy@catvincent but if your friend thinks discordianism is bad that way introduce em to chaos magick where appropriation is the core ethos -
@chaosprime@catvincent especially since sampling and pirate culture, the DIY ethic, culture jamming etc had their way with it.. -
@t3dy@chaosprime There’s a class element; poor only have pop culture to work with, can’t afford world travel to ‘authentic’ sources. -
@catvincent@chaosprime there's a great bit in "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" about finding spirituality on cereal boxes -
@t3dy@chaosprime Ta. Also, the row between Constantine & Papa Midnite in the TV show. -
@catvincent@chaosprime this is an interesting post and comment section http://nonfluffypagans.livejournal.com/519412.html although I also see a bit of defensiveness...
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