This is a nonissue.
No one is appropriating culture by this definition and I highly doubt you can prove that someone dresses as a Native American "to pass off the culture as their idea". Partially because it's impossible to fool anyone that you begat a culture that everyone already knows about from history, by wearing a costume. It is simply another thing wokeologists have invented to have more things to be outraged over. This kind of obsession is self-damaging and unhealthy, when you're just constantly looking for things to be offended by in the minute details of everyday life. If the Minnesota Vikings team are all dressed in historically inaccurate Norse garments and horned helmets, do I have a "right" to be offended on behalf of my long deceased ancestors? Sure, I can be. But no one is obliged to care. It's pointless and steals time from actual issues in this world, like war, terrorism, dictatorships, secret nuclear programs, political fragmentation.
It isn't actual representatives of cultures who ever make a fuss of someone having a Geisha mascot for their football team, it's radical leftists who simply despise everything in general.
No one for that matter *can* claim a culture as their own. First you have to define who are "they" who try to do so exactly. And what makes you think anyone believes that 14 year old Maya's Cinco De Mayo costume from Mexico on Halloween is her invention entirely, you'd have to be unbelievably ignorant of the history of a neighboring country, or have lived under a stone given their medial attention as well.
Young and immature activists who engage in this and think themselves heroes or morally good for taking a stand are painfully foolish. By this definition of "cultural appropriation" the only viable cases we can observe comes from westernized eastern countries. Why is it for example, that Korean dramas contain young people in suits, shirts and skirts and not their traditional attires? These garments are entirely western, begotten in England, Italy, France. Asia had no part whatsoever in the making of traditional classical styles nor had they any contact with them until they modernized with the West's help. Yet they all "appropriate" these fashions from the West. Suits have developed from centuries of fine clothing denoting nobility and status in Europe.
So, should this be an enormous deal to us? No, because they're clothes. They don't harm anyone by being worn and no one is "tricked" into believing a culture isn't what it really is. Anyone who propagates cultural appropriation needs to grow up and come on in to the adult world where real problems are still very much rampant.
There is simply no such things as universal definitions when it comes to culture. In the American context, I find most claims fraudulent. Especially when it comes to African-American Culture. Because afterall. . . it is the "American version". That's why it is named as such. The only cultural experience I think that is unique and totally misunderstood and appropriated is what we would call American Indian Cultures.
Like folks really thought American Indians danced like this nonsense at the University of Illinois.
As opposed to the real thing. They could have asked right? They could have had some real native dancers come to games and put on a show for the crowd. But nah, they dressed some dude up in a costume and had him dancing around like an idiot.
And the real thing is so much more beautiful and compelling. Which is better? Hands down.
Cultural appropriation in the US is so DUMB. Because the hate white people get for wearing braids is DUMB. I’m Nigerian and no one caress do whatever braids you like that’s okay. And if cultural appropriation was real then blacks have no right to African culture. Being black doesn’t mean you have the right to wear Nigerian clothing or braids except you’re Nigerian. Because the way I hear people talk is I’m African so I can wear it or I’m black. Countries have cultures sooo if you don’t come from a country you’re APPROPRIATING that countries culture. Just because a someone is white or Caucasian you don’t see them going to a variety of European cultures and wearing their cultural attires blah blah blah and saying oh I’m white.
Soooo in summary cultural appropriation is dumb the owners offf these cultures don’t careeee who uses them. It’s more important for it to be widespread this way preserving our culture. At the end of the day black and white Americans are both seen as foreigners black people except African immigrants can’t relateee to Africans soooo they’re practically the same as white people. NO ONE CARES just celebrate the culture don’t hate on it
Not really no. At least not to the point idiots make it out. So what if someone does something another culture has, That's how people fucking learn about otger things. We were meant to take an learn things from others. This idea you can't do soemthing another race or whatever has done is stupid
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Cultural appropriation is the stupidest thing liberals ever came up with... and I am a liberal.
EVERY HUMAN ON THIS PLANET OVER THE PAST 2 MILLION+ YEARS HAS BENEFITED FROM "CULTURAL APPROPRIATION".
EVERY
SINGLE
HUMAN
To realize this, all you have to do it realize the technology you are using or the food you eat. Their origins are from all over Earth.
For example, when we think of Irish history, we think of the Great Famine / Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s that led to a vast migration of Irish to the USA. Of course, with the Irish coming here, they influenced American culture...
... but what about those potatoes that were planted in Ireland? Where did they come from?
Peru in South America but having spread across the Americas. Potatoes are now a staple food in many of the cuisines all over the world.
Should Peruvians be bitching at the rest of this planet that we've all culturally appropriated potatoes?
No, because if they did, then we should bitch at them for culturally appropriating computers and telephones.
I think the entire mess is a huge steaming pile of bullshit!! Not only is it just ONE MORE THING to get knit-picky and whiney about for no reason at all, it's HELPING "THEM" DIVIDE US!!! That's EXACTLY what they want!!! "Divide and conquer" is their motto and they're WELL on the way to doing it!!! And the SJWs, BLMs and antifa are stoking the living shit out of THAT fire!! What they don't know is, they are BEING USED for EXACTLY that purpose and, once "they" get what they want, the SJWs, BLMs and antifas will be in the same FEMA prison camps as the rest of us wondering what the fuck happened!! YOU gave the gun to the baby!!! THAT'S what happened!!!
So, instead of whining like cry babies about who's wearing what clothes or looking this way when they should look that way, which is NOTHING MORE than the distractions "they" want so "they" can do all their shit to us that they're planning, why don't y'all just try to work the fuck TOGETHER? "THEY' are our common enemy!!! If WE don't band together to fight them, WE ALL LOSE!!! At that point, y'all can whine `til you're blue in the face and ain't NOBODY gonna be listening to you or giving a flying fuck anymore!!!
"I have my rights!!!"
"WHAT rights? We took them away from you, with YOUR HELP, thank you!! Remember?"
Technically yeah, but depending on how people define it it isn't always a bad thing. Also, attributing something to one culture is also questionable. For example Nordic people used to have dreads and they developed that way entirely independent and without any interaction with Africa (I don't know which came first). But I'm sure many people would say a Nordic man having dreads is cultural appropriating black cukture. Not to mention, culture can be improved upon. So barring any outsiders from trying or improving anything culture-related is only a hindrance to progression. I also don't think the term is applied equally or fairly. I'm sure there's a lot more to say about cultural appropriation, but this is what comes to mind. I especially find "cultural appropriation" silly in a community with multiple if not plenty of cultures that inevitably will mesh together.
Lastly, we need to remember we are all humans partaking in human culture. If aliens suddenly come to earth and show us societies of many different types of aliens that we then partake in, I'd imagine suddenly our perspective on our separate cultures might seem closer when subject to the scope of differing species. It's just a matter of perspective. Because the typical argument is "that's not your culture" but how many people within that community partake or support that culture that wouldn't be considered wrongfully partaking that culture. You can broaden the scope and say that there are humans outside of communities that didn't support or create that culture.
Its a non issue. What i find most comical is the only ones that complain about it are angry rich white women. The people that are supposedly being appropriated dont even mind.
My favorite football team is the KC Chiefs. Every year there is a campaign to have the name changed and removed. The name doesn't derive from native Americans as a whole, In 1963, the team picked the "Chiefs" name to honor former mayor Harold Bartle, whose nickname was "The Chief" and was instrumental to bringing the team from Dallas to Kansas City.. And angry white leftists have bitched and moaned that its cultural appropriation and offensive to native Americans. Here is the funniest part about it. When ACTUAL native Americans were asked about this, They loved the name and imagery and would be offended if it were changed..
Another favorite one, There was a Jewish white boy boy wearing dreadlocks on a college campus, This entitled person actually was going to attack him. I believe her name was Bonita or something. In any case People like that only hurt what they are trying to protect..
Bottom line, if cultural appropriation were a bad thing, like really a bad thing, then All of the technology we use in society, All of our daily conveniences should be limited to those that invented it.. Which would mean that white people only should be allowed to use anything with a microchip because it was a white man at Texas instruments that invented it. Same thing with cars, Planes, Trains...
No, Mixing the cultures is a good thing, and no one here could ever prove me wrong.
I find it odd that only Europeans manage to be guilty of "cultural appropriation". When Africans or Asians wear Armani or Versace why isn't that considered cultural appropriation? It's only when someone white wears a sari or a headdress that everyone loses their shit
Isn't the idea that diversity promotes exchange of ideas and cultures. So how can the same people who are all for diversity and multiculturalism considering cultural appropriation a bad thing?
Additionally - if we really go by that - what about all the modern technological inventions which are almost exclusively created by caucasians. Should the entire world not use those?
It is, but I'm tired of people, especially white people, trying to pretend like there's one particular thing that will ALWAYS offend group X. There are those who will take offense to something and those that won't. Best thing to do is show sensitivity to those around you, use common sense, and have the humility to accept that somebody can be upset at something that you do.
Cultural appropriation is claiming an aspect of someone's culture as part of your own, when that culture has been demonized for doing it.
Cultural appreciation is where it's at. Acknowledging that what you're doing is appreciating the culture by learning about it and embracing it.
I honestly don't believe it literally everyone takes inspiration from everyone. Like I am a writer and I personally created black people as ninjas but ninjas are Japanese am I offending of cultural appropriation, I logically don't think I am. Now actually mocking a specific culture is now a terrible thing to do.
yes, cultural appropriation is a thing and most cultures on the planet do it all the time. it's not a malevolent evil thing. only america for some reason finds that problematic. probably cause problematizing that helps certain people fight for their interest.
Cultural appreciation is real. That does not mean it is bad. It means that there is apart of your culture that people like either for values, looks, ideas, or it just makes them happy. It's a celebration of culture that make us stronger and the acceptance of new ideas.
Culture and race aren't the same thing. Blacks in America have a totally different culture than Blacks in Africa. Greeks living in ancient rome have a totally different culture than Greeks living in the byzantine empire and greeks living today. Culture appropriation is a racist concept in itself because it suggest that people from different races aren't equal.
Not so much. I can understand people taking offense at others wearing their religious costume. But I think it's crazy to complain because someone is wearing the everyday clothing of another culture.
no it's not a thing. its just a thing that minorities like to say to have control over stuff. my culture is American culture. which is literally a melting pot of cultures
it's culture appreciation if anything.
No. Every culture has taken or borrow something from another culture since probably the beginning of humanity. It’s not something that anyone should fine offensive.
Nah.
If you had ever done anything creative in your life you would know there is no such thing as an "original idea".
People been doing that for thousands of years. In the 1920's women wore outfits copied from the walls of the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs.
Cultural appropriation is just another way for people to play the victim and divide people. We really need to stop that shit.
It isn't a matter of belief because it exists. I think you are trying to ask whether or not it is ok or not.
No.
It's a childish game of:
"B-but I used it first!"
