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9424a175 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @3bd57d4d @99019452 I grew up watching Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins, and   can confirm that you should be very cautious when trying someone else's culture on as a costume. You might think you're being very respectful, but still come across as something you need to apologise for in later life. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/21/dick-van-dyke-sorry-for-cockney-accent-mary-poppins-disney
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Jonathan D. Cope, Esq. | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @dd8b9125 @99019452 I'm sorry, but I have such a love-hate attitude toward the British, I want to say, "So what's your point," about making fun of the British. But your point is well taken. I think anytime there is such appropriation, it should be done with respect. In Dick VanDyke's case, it wasn't that he had a cockney accent so much as the way he portrayed lower-classed people, making fun of their station in life.
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f4d022cb | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @dd8b9125 @3bd57d4d @99019452 Big "British Museum complains about theft" energy here.
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Jonathan D. Cope, Esq. | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @97965f52 @dd8b9125 @99019452 Sorry.  My thought when I first read about their stealing problem was that the thieves were complaining about being stolen from. Wow, the irony of it all.