[ SECRET POST #2415 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2415 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Arrested Development]


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[Ray Donovan]


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[30 Rock]


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[Lady Gaga]


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[Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance]


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[ATLA]


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[Mabinogi]


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[The Hobbit]


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[Teen Wolf]


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[Top left: Sora and Riku from Kingdom Hearts
Top right: Sam and Dean from Supernatural
Bottom left: Akanishi Jin and Yamashita Tomohisa
Bottom right: Legolas and Aragorn from Lord of the Rings]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 049secrets from Secret Submission Post #345.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, that is basically what I'm saying. In the context of that *specific* Madonna video, she was using part of her own religion/culture. Heavy Christian/Catholic imagery when you grew up Christian or in a culture that is predominantly Christian might have varying effects on other people's tastes or opinion of you (I like the video, but I won't argue that it is tastefully done or argue with someone on the merits of it as art vs. provocation for provocation's sake), but you aren't really appropriating someone else's life.

But Lady Gaga sporting a burqa when she is not Muslim or Central Asian just perpetuates the appropriation of non-Western cultures, or, depending on what kind of "commentary" she's making, even the very gross White/Western Savior complex that treats Muslim women as if they need our help to become "liberated" or whatevs.

[(Anonymous)]

or maybe she's referencing the discourse connected to burqas? cause that's how art works, usually. show burqa, set off stream of ideas in audiences head. including cultural background, history, criticism (and criticism of criticism as being White Man's Burden-influenced etc.), previous depictions of the symbol. Just like Madonna did with burning crosses.