In the U.S.A., as anti-racists themselves used to proudly point out, our beer is German, our favorite take-out food is Chinese, half of our cars are Japanese, and our very numbers are of Arabic origin. Logically, if borrowing from other cultures was truly morally wrong, we Black Americans would have to toss away our pants and shoes—most civilized African peoples preferred robes and sandals—and every Japanese businessman would have to immediately trade in his beloved Brooks Brothers suit for a kimono and sword.
