4/ and that b) it is a form of meaningful activism to state, out loud, that you know where yogic practice comes from. It should not
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5/5 surprise us that subcultures which fully embrace this garbage ideology are full of extremely neurotic and insufferable people.
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does it surprise you the article says "If you’re white, there’s not necessarily anything wrong with you doing yoga. "
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Well but then it goes on to say that if you are missing cultural context, it's harmful for you to do yoga
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it just says to be clear you're doing the physical exercise, not the spiritual practice. Small burden.pic.twitter.com/7vMk32ufi3
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This is so many degrees removed from anything that affects anyone's life in a material way. It's just pointless.
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lots of race-related issues can seem that way from a position of privilege. Eg: The history of suppression by the British.
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ie, they're "just" preventing religious/spiritual practice, what *material* harm is that? Many harms aren't material.
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??? But we all acknowledge that people have a right to practice their spiritual beliefs?
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so if I go around and crib a few physical aspects of Christianity, and call that Christianity, there's no effect?
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but no, I don't think if someone hangs up a cross in their room despite not being christian, it harms anyone
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early Christians who had to use coded imagery for crosses, etc, might have a different opinion.
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