there is something rather queasy ...stage a kitschy, romanticized version of Jewish culture,
Even leaving aside the horrible specifics, I think it's perfectly plain that this sucks. If you plug in any other culture, minor or major, it sounds equally offensive -- imagine an "england theme-park" or "norfolk theme park". It's probably plain without saying "cultural appropriation", if there's doubt about what exactly that means.
Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.
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Date: 2008-11-12 12:22 am (UTC)Even leaving aside the horrible specifics, I think it's perfectly plain that this sucks. If you plug in any other culture, minor or major, it sounds equally offensive -- imagine an "england theme-park" or "norfolk theme park". It's probably plain without saying "cultural appropriation", if there's doubt about what exactly that means.