Cultural Appropriation: The Nontheft of Something No One Owns
Progressives have created a new thought crime: cultural appropriation. However, one cannot appropriate something that is not owned by anyone else.
Progressives have created a new thought crime: cultural appropriation. However, one cannot appropriate something that is not owned by anyone else.
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