From: NioraptH | #026
Okay, then why do you expect a non-White person, who lives in another country, to get a reference which is exclusive to people of America? And why is that song 'popular' in my context? To expect that something from another culture is famous within another cultural context shows that one culture is dominant towards the other, hence racism. Why is something that Bio thinks is the norm to him, suddenly a norm to me?
a) what wazzupgenius said about internet subculture
b) lots of Chinese songs are popular at my high school. One may be expected to recognize their tunes. Oh no China must be culturally dominant towards us!
c) he didn't even necessarily EXPECT you to know the song, as the quote shows his point with or without you knowing it.
PLUS, you mentioned INTENT in your argument (granted, in a different context). Do you really think that Bio INTENDED to offend you by bringing up a song that he liked?
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