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I wish you were right, but this is not how people commonly use the term "cultural appropriation", which typically refers to people benefitting in some way (mone
by deadpannini 4y ago
I wish you were right, but this is not how people commonly use the term "cultural appropriation", which typically refers to people benefitting in some way (money, status, coolness) from using elements developed by other cultures or sub-cultures. Some high profile examples: the white high school girl that wore a qipao to her prom, the widespread adoption of many hairstyles invented or popularized by black people (dreadlocks, cornrows), and Madonna bringing voguing from the gay clubs of Manhattan to MTV.
- krapp 4y ago>which typically refers to people benefitting in some way (money, status, coolness) from using elements developed by other cultures or sub-cultures More specifically, when used by colonizing cultures in a way that erases the influence of, or disrespects the values of, the originating colonized culture for some material or cultural gain. The presence of an unequal power dynamic - real or implied - and inauthenticity in use is important, because the lines between cultural appropriation and cultural can sometimes be ill-defined.