Free yoga class cancelled - is guilty of "cultural appropriation"

[Agelastus]

Anyone remember the yogic flying party that stood many candidates in a couple of UK general elections ? 

The "Natural Law" party wasn't it? Something like that anyway. They were always good for a laugh, especially when they bounced around like frogs.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Anyone remember the yogic flying party that stood many candidates in a couple of UK general elections ? 

The "Natural Law" party wasn't it? Something like that anyway. They were always good for a laugh, especially when they bounced around like frogs.

There is a Natural Law party in the US. If it comes down to Trump/Hillary or Carson/Vermonter I may do a write in.

[Duque de Bragança]

Anyone remember the yogic flying party that stood many candidates in a couple of UK general elections ? 

Not the UK one but I fondly remember the French one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufcQCnjuAqI Too brief sample of yogic flight 43 seconds into the video.
No such a thing in Portugal.

[Syt]

Anyone remember the yogic flying party that stood many candidates in a couple of UK general elections ? 

Oh, we used to have those in Germany. I remember their silly TV ads of people in the lotus position bouncing around on mats.

[FunkMonk]

A thread about yoga that has no video examples??

https://youtu.be/Ypiui02Iz5I

(ok, not quite yoga, but close enough)

[Barrister]

Class is back on - now that they have an Indian yoga instructor.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/university-of-ottawa-yoga-class-cancelled-over-concerns-about-oppression-resumes-with-indian-teacher

[Martinus]

Namaste. 

[The Brain]

I thought this thread was about the destruction of the yoga class, the politics of resentment and Donald Trump.

[garbon]

Class is back on - now that they have an Indian yoga instructor.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/university-of-ottawa-yoga-class-cancelled-over-concerns-about-oppression-resumes-with-indian-teacher

Pretty awful but then people who say SJW are generally pretty awful too - though I'll give the fired woman a pass in this instance as it is clear she is just venting frustration now that she's also been replaced.

[Barrister]

Class is back on - now that they have an Indian yoga instructor.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/university-of-ottawa-yoga-class-cancelled-over-concerns-about-oppression-resumes-with-indian-teacher

Pretty awful but then people who say SJW are generally pretty awful too - though I'll give the fired woman a pass in this instance as it is clear she is just venting frustration now that she's also been replaced.

It's not my favourite phrase, but I think the term is warranted here.

[The Minsky Moment]

That's great, belonging to a certain race/national origin is a requirement to be considered for the job.

What could possibly be wrong with that?

[grumbler]

The new teacher isn't Indian herself.  She was born in Canada, and has only even visited India once.  She also apparently has no qualifications other than her perceived "race" and the fact that some people in her family practice yoga.

[Valmy]

The new teacher isn't Indian herself.  She was born in Canada, and has only even visited India once.  She also apparently has no qualifications other than her perceived "race" and the fact that some people in her family practice yoga.

Presuming somebody has a deep knowledge of something because they look a certain way? How progressive of you Canada

[garbon]

The new teacher isn't Indian herself.  She was born in Canada, and has only even visited India once.  She also apparently has no qualifications other than her perceived "race" and the fact that some people in her family practice yoga.

Well surely both have the base qualification of being able to teach yoga. Your post makes it sounds like the new woman doesn't even know any yoga.

Besides it was 'perceived race' that was the issue so not surprising they would use it as the fix.

[Valmy]

Well surely both have the base qualification of being able to teach yoga. Your post makes it sounds like the new woman doesn't even know any yoga.

Oh I am sure she is just as qualified, more or less, as the woman who she replaced. It is just the assumption she has some kind of deeper knowledge or cultural appreciation because of what she looks like.