• Alaskaball [comrade/them]
    hexbear
    12
    7 months ago

    That's not to say that cultures don't get appropriated, but is that a bad thing? White people rocking dreadlocks, cool. Black people sporting a kimono, nice. Asian people with Klan robes, what.

    ♬ One of these things is not like the other ~ One of these things is actually bad ♬

        • @Zozano@aussie.zone
          hexbear
          2
          7 months ago

          Not wrong lol. Australian humour is a very tricky thing to understand for outsiders.

          I was once accused of being racist for telling a story about how I joked that my black friend didn't need sunscreen.

          Unless you understand how Aussie humour works, you won't understand that I'm actually saying "I don't give a shit about what colour your skin is".

          For the uninitiated, much of Aussie humour revolves around how much you can "take-the-piss" meaning, "I know where your boundaries are, and I'll show you that I respect you by walking up to that line, but not crossing it".

          • ElHexo [comrade/them]
            hexbear
            2
            7 months ago

            I was once accused of being racist for telling a story about how I joked that my black friend didn't need sunscreen.

            Tell the story and explain the joke then

            • @Zozano@aussie.zone
              hexbear
              1
              edit-2
              7 months ago

              Was at the beach with some mates and had some sunblock, after I SlipSlopSlapped, I asked if my black mate if he wanted some, then quickly corrected myself saying "nah you're alright, anyone else?"

              He had a chuckle and said "fuck you", then I gave him the tube because black people still get sunburned.