Cultural appropriation never used to bother me - hummus changed everything

[Nearly Sane]

They can take our lives but they will never take our hummus


https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/17/culture-appropriation-didnt-used-bother-hummus-changed-everything-23844825/

[Walt Zingmatilder]

They can take our lives but they will never take our hummus


https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/17/culture-appropriation-didnt-used-bother-hummus-changed-everything-23844825/

Where does this leave the British Hummusist Association?

[Steve H]

Cultural appropriation, schmultural appropriation. We culturally appropriate whenever we have a curry or a Chinese. So what?
I used to make a mean hummus, but haven't for years.

[Aruntraveller]

It is obvious to anyone who has tasted real hummus that the supermarket varieties are generally, shockingly bad. So what? Supermarket varieties of anything are not generally up to much. Although I have a sneaking regard for Sainsbury's Tadka Dahl - even then I have to add extra garlic - so actually easier to cook from scratch - I digress.

I think the fella needs to be concentrating more on cultural destruction rather than appropriation.

A strange hill to choose to die on.

[Nearly Sane]

It is obvious to anyone who has tasted real hummus that the supermarket varieties are generally, shockingly bad. So what? Supermarket varieties of anything are not generally up to much. Although I have a sneaking regard for Sainsbury's Tadka Dahl - even then I have to add extra garlic - so actually easier to cook from scratch - I digress.

I think the fella needs to be concentrating more on cultural destruction rather than appropriation.

A strange hill to choose to die on.

I wonder whether he is displacing certain feelings onto the hummus from other worries.