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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Replying to @jessesingal
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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Replying to @sschinke
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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Replying to @jessesingal
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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Replying to @sschinke @jessesingal
ie, they're "just" preventing religious/spiritual practice, what *material* harm is that? Many harms aren't material.
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Replying to @sschinke
??? But we all acknowledge that people have a right to practice their spiritual beliefs?
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Replying to @jessesingal
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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Replying to @sschinke
well it depends if you have liberal or conservative moral leanings. traditionally conservatives are the ones who adopt that stance
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Replying to @jessesingal
if you arrive in a new place and want to find a church, but all you can find is biscuit and wine clubs called churches?
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Replying to @sschinke @jessesingal
so you go to one, and it's decorated like a church, but the crosses are used to hang coats & the altar as a table. Insulting?
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It sounds like your worry is that people of Indian descent will confuse yoga studios for places of worship and be offended?
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Replying to @jessesingal
as described in the article, religious icons are often misused in yoga practices that aren't aware of context
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Replying to @sschinke @jessesingal
and no, my worry isn't "confusion", it's that they are literally advertised using the term for the actual religious practice
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