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Cultural Authority

Literal Translation
The legitimacy to speak about or represent a culture based on belonging to it. BME is not claiming cultural authority — it is claiming a specific perspective from a position of genuine engagement and acknowledged outsiderness. The distinction between these two claims is the entire argument.