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damn didn't realize yall would be so hostile
same feeling as: "wow very judgemental community here" lmao
I still remember when someone came to /r/Wicked_Edge, a subreddit about straight razors, and asked to compare two disposable brands. People were as kind as possible.
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"or should I say us ๐ฎ๐น"
"Sopranos was my favorite show"
Oof. Imagine saying "roots was my favorite show so it makes sense my great great great grandparent was black"
I have Italian ancestry and I've always found these guys to be cringe, but I also get why they do it . Many people in the United States yearn for meaning and interpersonal connection in their lives. "Being an Italian" provides a prepackaged, very commercialized possibility of community with little effort required - you're just born to it, so instant acceptance, right?
The reality is often less Soprano's chic and more "nonno and nonnina were illiterate farmhands who moved to the US for a better life. Nonno died from mystery cancer and all of nonnina's bones dissolved after birthing her 15th child at 24. Now chew nonnina's birthday cake for her".
We need to do a better job of teaching people to approach community groups with respect and as themselves. I'm a severe introvert so it took me way too long to figure that out but it's really that simple. There are no shortcuts, be nice to people, ask respectful questions, befriend them, and suddenly you're invited to the party/dinner.
This is 100% true. Usually the line between cultural appropriation and sharing/taking part in the culture is based on how respectful the person approaches the subject.
In no particular order, I have French, German, Dutch, Scottish, Irish, and a teensy tiny bit of "my great great great great grandmother was native American and we actually have the proof but nobody could ever tell without a DNA test so it only gets brought up when talking about obscure family genetic lineage"
Maybe it's because my family is super midwest-usa-bible-belt, and I never even found out about most of it until a genetics test when I got married to my now wife (we wanted to know if kids would even be a medical possibility with our various issues), but I don't identify with any of the places my ancestors lived in, so there isn't a particular culture I'd like to be part of. And to be perfectly frank I'm not sure I want to be part of any culture, I just want to tend to my forest with fair ~~Goldberry~~ my wife.
You do make a good point though, if you're looking to be part of something or feel particularly drawn to a culture after being immersed in what you think it's really like, I could absolutely see this happening with 100% sincerity.
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My sister got a DNA test done that shows we've got 96% Italian heritage and I've never seen Sopranos.
Guess I'm a poser
Its a fantastic show, you should watch it.
There weren't enough hand emojis ๐๐, mama Mia's, or references to spaghetti. No wonder he didn't fit in.
Maybe if you're mostly German, you learn to avoid wild hand gestures from a young age. Just to be safe, you know?
Or just register as a republican and say it's fashionable.
fashion with a sc
Well they used to teach it in schools!
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This looks like a great way to troll communities. Might do this in the France sub
Hon hon hon fellow baguette connoisseurs!
I brew my own alcohol, the stuff I call wine would probably offend the French.
Defarge: We are so poor! We don't even have a language! Just a stupid accent!
Peasant: She's right. She's right. We all sound like Maurice Chevalier. Honh, honh, honh!
Emily in Paris was my favourite show so it makes sense!
I'm French, ain't no way a french community doesn't fall for it, this might be the easiest one to troll.
Ehhh qubecois are even easier to trigger than the french
IDK try pointing out to a French person "I know nothing about France but why should that matter after all it is just France. It's not an important place like America or The UK" they love it.
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Americans are all saying theyโre proud of their country and then say shit like this unironically.
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If he is mostly German good chance that his Italian roots are from the Italian Alps where they speak German.
American with 7% Irish ancestry on the Shankill Road lecturing the locals on why they should have a united Ireland energy.
Chucky our lard
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My brother got a DNA test and found we're mostly descended from Nordic people and not Germanic/Irish as we were told as kids. So naturally, I am now a Vikings fan.
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