Are Turks appropriating European culture?

Greek neighbour here. And hello to my neighbours! “Cultural appropriation.” I don't think that word means what you think it means. read more

I also happen to think that as a cultural critique, the notion of “cultural appropriation” is so vague, so clumsily wielded, so thoughtlessly conscripted in identity battles, that it deserves to be subverted by deplorables. read more

Additionally, most cases of a non-dominant group “appropriating” the culture of their local dominant group are not cases of voluntary cultural borrowing like we see with dominant groups voluntarily choosing to borrow from non-dominant groups – in most cases the “appropriation” is forced upon the non-dominant culture by the dominant culture. read more