> Imagine how an Orthodox Jewish rabbi would feel…
You don't have to imagine, the Vulcan salute was lifted (granted by a Jewish actor) straight out of an orthodox ceremony into a very secular film franchise.
50 odd years later, most Jewish folk are fine with this.
Not everyone treats being offended as a competitive sport.
He appropriated his own culture? Shall we then count everything inspired by other European cultures, that is present in pop culture, as "appropriated", regardless of who introduced it to pop culture?
I agree the idea of cultural appropriation is absurd, but so was his (and yours) example.
You don't have to imagine, the Vulcan salute was lifted (granted by a Jewish actor) straight out of an orthodox ceremony into a very secular film franchise.
50 odd years later, most Jewish folk are fine with this.
Not everyone treats being offended as a competitive sport.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute