# What constitutes "acceptable" cultural appropriation?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 30, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-acceptable-cultural-appropriation/703031 "2014-10-30T17:08:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-acceptable-cultural-appropriation/703031/85 "2014-11-03T12:15:31Z")

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> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#):
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> The ersatz version of anything? nah! don’t care, perfectly fine no matter who is offended.

Keep this in mind, next time you hear

> [@Cover Versions: I'm a man on the edge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-versions-im-a-man-on-the-edge/703400/1):
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> counter-contextual, shorn of all passion and meaning, cover versions

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