Cultural Appropriation? Not a Problem.

It occurs to me that we may have to cancel Taco Tuesdays now that we have a “WOKE” administration. Let’s face it, culturally appropriated food was already in the crosshairs (can I say that, or will it register as “hate speech” on Facebook?) social justice warriors.

But now I think it might be punishable by law, Executive Order, or at least Facebook. So the question remains, can we honkies ever enjoy a tasty plate of tacos on the cheap again?

I’ll bet Facebook is conflicted about this. I mean, I know that Marky Z likes cheap Mexican food.

I also know how much he likes having the power to influence elections in order to impact how the worm turns:

FB wants to “work ... with [Biden] on some of their top priorities” “Biden already issued a number of exec orders on areas that we as a company really care quite deeply about”

But I’m not sure how he feels about the whole cultural appropriation thing; he obviously opposes appropriation on a personal level, having issued a scary cease and desist letter to this little mom and pop taco shop for “appropriating” his world famous Facebook logo:

They named it Tacobook Taqueria and created a logo with a thumbs-up in the familiar Facebook style. The bustling business at 1130 Broadway near Everett Community College went from five tables to 10, serving authentic and affordable fare.

In April, the owners got a letter in the mail from a Beverly Hills law firm citing “unauthorized use of Facebook intellectual property.”

Maybe we can get Jen to circle back around on this question…

but I hope it doesn’t take too long because man, I’m getting hungry. And it is Tuesday.

 

Footnotes:

Cultural Appropriation: “Taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission. This can include unauthorized use of another culture’s dance, dress, music, language, folklore, cuisine, traditional medicine, religious symbols, etc. It’s most likely to be harmful when the source community is a minority group that has been oppressed or exploited in other ways or when the object of appropriation is particularly sensitive, e.g. sacred objects.”

I’m Dutch, so I just want to go on record as specifically NOT condoning the eating Poffertjes

or raw marinated herring by POC ever again.

Although I suspect that might not be a problem