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  • Yes, but mainly within the USA.

    Cultural appropriation was a major issue with black Americans for generations, with black artists getting paid pennies on the dollar for their work. You also have Native American culture being wildly misrepresented for white people’s entertainment. Since this is a part of American history, there is a sensitivity that the people who produced the culture should partake in its use and profit.

    The rest of the world doesn’t care as much, since that history isn’t there. If anything, other countries might see it as a mark of prestige that another country is taking such an interest in their culture.




  • That’s the traditional argument for hazing rituals, sure.

    That’s a strawman’s argument. There are benefits to college that go beyond passing a test. Part of it is gaining leadership skills be practicing being a leader.

    But stack-ranking isn’t an ordeal to overcome.

    No, but the threat of failure is. I agree that there should be more medical school slots, but there still is value in having failure being an option. Those who remain gain skills in the process of staying in college and schools can take a risk on more marginal candidates.

    Similarly, larding people up with student debt before pushing them into the deep end of the career pool isn’t about improving one’s moral fiber.

    Yeah, student debt is absurd.



  • One of the worst parts about that policy was that some states had both a “meets standards” and “exceeds standards” results and the high school graduation test was offered five times, starting in sophomore year.

    So, you would have students getting “meets standards” on sophomore year and blowing off the test in later attempts because they passed. You would then have school administrators punishing students for doing this since their metrics included the number of students who got “exceeds standards”.