So, which is the worse sin, cultural appropriation or assault? And at what point can a culture claim something exclusively as their own? I can’t help but think that young woman shown here is over the line–and that she knew it, based on her behavior toward the person recording the incident. This all gets back to my post the other day. Bad behavior is not the solution to bad behavior. You certainly don’t fix bad behavior with much worse behavior.
Below the young man raises an interesting question: Just how much does this young woman know about the historical and cultural significance of the dreadlocks she’s willing to get violent to defend? It appears to me that the young man has a better grasp on the situation than she does. I think he was better prepared for the conversation she claimed she wanted to have, but contradicted herself with her behavior.
If she is the type of student we’re developing in our universities, we need to rethink education. Physically insisting an argument continue is not debate, is not the sign of an enlightened mind. He did well to keep his cool and extricate himself from the situation. Fortunately for him the videographer was recording, and willing to post it. She was already formulating a threat to turn things around on the young man when she started suggesting he was the one assaulting her. Who is teaching this person it’s okay to falsely accuse people of crimes?