How do Nordic people feel about other people commonly mimicking their hair and now apparently their eye coloration too?
I think the historical taboo of nordicism not being consciously connected to this sort of practice is… interesting.
I think the historical taboo of nordicism not being consciously connected to this sort of practice is… interesting.
However, that might just be my perception.
My point is that holding Nordic ethnicities as being superior to others was a controversial take that was popular among a set of early to mid 20th century people who are today regarded as basically the definition of evil in common western culture.
People who are in this camp, that nordicism is wrong and evil and a direct source of many past horrors, unthinkingly mimic unique physical traits of Nordic people, without making the connection that they are engaging in a (very mild) flavor of that same nordicism themselves.
As a person of mixed heritage at this granularity, with some Nordic and some not, some blond haired blue eyed relatives and others not, I am not for it or against it, I just find it to be a rather curious juxtaposition.
That said, cultural appropriation is bullshit. It’s a made-up word because they couldn’t say “stole”.
like half of asia
My blue eyes come by way of Poland
There's no "cultural appropriation" here, it's just color. People are free to do whatever cosmetic nonsense they want and take on the health risks associated with it.