Did you hear about the Sprite Step Off stepping contest? The only white team in the contest won, but we all know that whites have no rhythm, so Coca-Cola has discovered some unspecified "scoring discrepancies" and the second place team has been named a first place winner, too.
Blacks are accusing the stepping white people of "cultural theft." So can we call it "cultural theft" when a black person takes up the waltz? Can we call it "cultural theft" when a black person moves into a white neighborhood? Can we call it "cultural theft" when a black person straightens his/her hair or dyes it blond or red? I don't think so, and neither does Lawrence Ross, the author of a book on black fraternities and sororities. He said, "If [black Olympian] Shani Davis was prevented from speed skating simply because traditionally no African-Americans were in the field, we African-Americans would be up in arms." He is so right!
"All-white team's victory in 'step' contest creates uproar." The Dallas Morning News; February 27, 2010; p. 7A.
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