@nikiashton Appropriating Black culture is not intersectional feminism. Please delete your "to the left" FB post & address the issue #ndp
TY @BLM_Van We removed it.Not our intention to appropriate.We're committed to a platform of racial justice+would appreciate ur feedback.
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As one might suspect, crickets.
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Thanks Ms. Ashton this is the right call!
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Hi Jane, After decades of erasure of black culture, it's inappropriate for a politician to appropriate a BW's art. That's it.
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So; quoting or referencing black people is part of the "verboten" list now? Am I okay if I cite in standard APA?
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It's not even Black culture. It's a pop song, by a singer loved across racial/cultural lines, and half of the song's writers are white!
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She said Beyoncé though. She invoked Beyoncé. Not the white writers. Not Beyoncé's white fans. Beyoncé. Also Beyoncé is Black.
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Holy crap,
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One of my best friends is black. If I quote him, am I appropriating Black culture? If I repeat a joke, or a tune he hums?
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wtf,thought you were a feminist and not an appeaser, go some girl balls,
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That apology is pathetic and you should never lead any government, party or evn caucus based upon your PC attitude SAD!
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Actually 4 of the 5 people who wrote that song are white. It's just a breakup song, nothing to do with Black Culture.
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As a socialist myself, what is this? Repeating song lyrics is appropriation? Can only black ppl repeat her lyrics?
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don't apologize for using pop lyrics. Don't be pushed over so easily. This isn't how I want a PM candidate to act.
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Good to see that an Ashton leadership will bow down to whatever radical nonsense fringe groups expect of her. Scary.
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Weak weak weak. Grab a spine. You want to be a leader? Wow.
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As usual, those who cry foul the loudest are the worst offenders.
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That song had 4 white writers: Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel, S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund
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black (Beyoncé)folks appropriating white culture-terrible. Lmao
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