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Warning! Some Topics Not Appropriate for Children (18 and older advised)!
By Catherine Davis | December 1, 2018
Commentator, Chief Editor, L&SS
Listen & Study Services' Commentary:
I think Kevin Hart is insisting that he and his wife did nothing wrong when they through a cowboy and Indian-themed birthday party for their 1-year-old son because their generation grew up playing this game for years.
Somehow, he forgot that this current generation knows nothing about those times from the early 80s and prior, except what they've seen on old television shows. Most assuredly, this fact must and needs to be addressed when it comes to 'cultural appropriation'. This is a fairly new social term that I've only known about for about a year now.
Now, I've lost count of how many times I've read a news article about someone who was accused of cultural appropriation for doing things like wearing French braids or some other culture's traditional attire.
I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon and say that we should just stop participating in outdated modes of birthday and other costume-wearing events just because some are offended by our actions. I don't believe this would solve anything. What I do believe is that if each of us, individually that is, could somehow place our feet in the offended person's shoes (I believe this also is a Native American saying) and walk in them for a little while or a moment, he or she would soon see how that offended person feels and take action to reduce his/her anxiety.
But you say, how is it up to me to help them not be offended by something I did? I tell you that, "It's not your responsibility to stop others from getting their feelings hurt, but couldn't you at least try and compromise or reason with the person?" You could meet that person halfway.
For example, Hart and his wife could have been more understanding toward Native Americans who were offended by his theme party by being more humble in his reply to their comments regarding the party. But no, he (Hart) was flippant and outright unashamed of being so.
Kevin Hart could have apologized for causing Native Americans offense and let them know that he did not intend to do so. He and his wife only wanted their child to experience the joys of a game he played as a child.
Do I think we should stop allowing our kids to play dress-up as Cowboys and Indians? I see this as up to the parents of each child to decide if it's worth making others feel bad in the end!
The Story: www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-hart-defends-sons-cowboys-indians-themed-birthday-party-isnt-racial-slur-222221231.html
Commentator, Chief Editor, L&SS
Listen & Study Services' Commentary:
I think Kevin Hart is insisting that he and his wife did nothing wrong when they through a cowboy and Indian-themed birthday party for their 1-year-old son because their generation grew up playing this game for years.
Somehow, he forgot that this current generation knows nothing about those times from the early 80s and prior, except what they've seen on old television shows. Most assuredly, this fact must and needs to be addressed when it comes to 'cultural appropriation'. This is a fairly new social term that I've only known about for about a year now.
Now, I've lost count of how many times I've read a news article about someone who was accused of cultural appropriation for doing things like wearing French braids or some other culture's traditional attire.
I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon and say that we should just stop participating in outdated modes of birthday and other costume-wearing events just because some are offended by our actions. I don't believe this would solve anything. What I do believe is that if each of us, individually that is, could somehow place our feet in the offended person's shoes (I believe this also is a Native American saying) and walk in them for a little while or a moment, he or she would soon see how that offended person feels and take action to reduce his/her anxiety.
But you say, how is it up to me to help them not be offended by something I did? I tell you that, "It's not your responsibility to stop others from getting their feelings hurt, but couldn't you at least try and compromise or reason with the person?" You could meet that person halfway.
For example, Hart and his wife could have been more understanding toward Native Americans who were offended by his theme party by being more humble in his reply to their comments regarding the party. But no, he (Hart) was flippant and outright unashamed of being so.
Kevin Hart could have apologized for causing Native Americans offense and let them know that he did not intend to do so. He and his wife only wanted their child to experience the joys of a game he played as a child.
Do I think we should stop allowing our kids to play dress-up as Cowboys and Indians? I see this as up to the parents of each child to decide if it's worth making others feel bad in the end!
The Story: www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-hart-defends-sons-cowboys-indians-themed-birthday-party-isnt-racial-slur-222221231.html
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