Daily Archives: April 25, 2021

“Ripoff” Is An Overused Term

So, a few weeks ago there was this kerfuffle on Twitter that started when a particular YouTube personality stated that Disney’s latest animated feature was basically a ripoff of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Now, I’m not touching that clusterfuck with a 10-foot pole, but it has caused something to percolate in the back of my brain.

I think people are too quick to call things ripoffs of other things.

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