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Hey Momma/Hit the Road Jack- Pentatonix
[Editor’s Note: Ha, Frozen puns. I need to be stopped.] In Which Love is Not an Open Door It had started with a box. He had climbed out of his beat-up pickup truck and walked up the front walk to find … Continue reading
CIB Cultural Appropriation: Costumes
I’m not going to lie to you guys, I think that this form of cultural appropriation is one of the most obvious, however it does not make it any less offensive. In fact, most of the other elements that I … Continue reading
Never Let Me Go- Florence + the Machine
In the Arms of the Ocean Weightless. This was the one thought that rang clear in Rebecca’s mind. She had never felt so weightless before in her entire life. She could feel her limbs floating peacefully on the gentle undulations of … Continue reading
CIB Cultural Appropriation: Mascots
Hey, do you guys like sports? I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that most everyone here has either played a sport or enjoys watching sporting events. They’re a great way to get some exercise, make … Continue reading
CIB Cultural Appropriation: Fashion
This week we’re transitioning into more serious issues and we begin to tread on dangerous ground. Whereas with food and music, which tends to be a little less offensive (though I don’t discredit any claims of harmful appropriation in … Continue reading
Escape Artist- Zoë Keating
[Editor’s Note: Hooray for instrumental music featuring a cello! Makes me wish I still could play one myself.] Escape Artist It was always quiet in this place. Since the first time he had stepped between those towering trunks into the … Continue reading
CIB Cultural Appropriation: Music
For this week’s blog I thought I’d take a look at another fairly innocuous element of culture that gets appropriated from time to time. Music is one of the ultimate vehicles of self-expression for not only individuals but entire cultures as … Continue reading
Demons- Imagine Dragons
[Author’s Note: Another long one, but it could have been way longer had I not felt bad about the word count. Also the song’s not here because I don’t have it saved to this computer and my MP3 downloader is … Continue reading
Dani California- Red Hot Chili Peppers
[Author’s Note: Sorry that this so long, I just kind of kept writing until I realized I should probably wrap things up.] Heat “I’m sorry, but all I can offer you is water right now,” he said as he leaned … Continue reading
Moderating the Moderator: Deliberation WIP
There’s a clear combination of personal traits and techniques that I believe every moderator should go into this deliberation with. I will try to apply these to my own performance in our deliberation. A moderator should be a good listener. … Continue reading