I think there's a huge way in which it's problematic if the conversation is up to that point an ordinary conversation. If all I can do is listen and say "Yes, dear, and how did that make you feel?" I am no longer having a conversation. I think Rivka's suggesting that in such a conversation to context shifts from conversation to storytelling by the other person -- which is OK in some contexts, but somewhat unnatural.
But if the context is cultural appropriation and I'm not allowed to say that my culture and cultural heritage and mythology has really and truly been really thoroughly appropriated by American fantasy writers, that it's the most overused culture going, that people mangle my language and make the mangled version a cliche, and that I used to be really unhappy about that but now I think there's a way in which it's OK... well, I have white skin so I should just shut up.
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Date: 2006-06-04 02:22 pm (UTC)But if the context is cultural appropriation and I'm not allowed to say that my culture and cultural heritage and mythology has really and truly been really thoroughly appropriated by American fantasy writers, that it's the most overused culture going, that people mangle my language and make the mangled version a cliche, and that I used to be really unhappy about that but now I think there's a way in which it's OK... well, I have white skin so I should just shut up.