Can someone please explain cultural appropriation to me? (Page 2)

[BeMuse]

It’s a method of communist subversion and historic revisionism. It’s like how Nazis burned books that conflicted with the ideas presented in their propaganda campaigns to make people ignorant of truth in favor of blind obedience.

[Goatmeal]

"I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley
To do black music so selfishly
And use it to get myself wealthy"

--Eminem: Without Me

To be fair, I am glad Eminem "appropriated" rap.

[Pogi-Paddy-2]

Cultural appropriation refers to the use of objects or elements of a non-dominant culture in a way that doesn't respect their original meaning, give credit to their source, or reinforces stereotypes or contributes to oppression.

[karaspara]

Largely seems to me to be a load of shit if you appreciate another culture it's appropriation if you don't your racist

[Tunasub]

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-cultural-appropriation-5070458

[Twalli]

Adopting parts of other cultures as your own, either on a personal or more widespread scale. Essentially suppressing their cultural identity by making it par if your's.

[Iron_Man]

Just ignore it it’s a way to control the white race so they can start monopolizing and gain control

[BUNroaster]

Could be but how are so many so certain?

[Iron_Man]

It’s all over the place even in sports talk. Cancel culture. Removing all the monuments That were part of our pass that was Rich N tradition and now removal of street names. Old fashion movies that were rich N tradition

[Anonymous]

It's when a white person does something that other cultures also do. It doesn't matter what culture it comes from, if it isn't exclusive to white culture, it's cultural appropriation.

[Anonymous]

its when a group wants to play their race card against another group so they villify the other groups adoption of something that they claim is theirs (culturally speaking) like dreadlocks and black people

[padreflint]

I never understood that, there are several non-black groups who wore dreadlocks. Minoans, ancient Egyptians, ancient Christian ascetics in the Middle East and Mediterranean, and the Dervishers of Islam among so many others.

[Opinion Owner]

@padreflint Maybe the people who objected didn't know that OR they didn't really care because it was more about attacking someone in a way that was societally sanctioned

[Rennitenn]

Supposedly it is mocking their culture or you are claiming their heritage in a distespectful fashion. It's all nonsense.

[msc545]

I think it's when you use something typical of another culture (clothing, etc) and use it for yourself.

[Jerre]

Good question. I’m beginning to run across a lot of things I don’t understand, Critical Race Theory, WOKE, and on and on.

[MudRucker]

You see white boys walking around with their "pants on the ground" trying to be black...

If nothing else that is cultural appropriation.

[FýrdracaDócincel]

It's when people want to be offended by something so they dig and dig until they finally find something to be offended by.

[MLGbreezy]

What's hard to understand it's stealing from another races culture and trying to pass it as your own.

[Gosceewual]

yes, so black people should stop straightening their hair, thats a white person culture thing

[Gosceewual]

fucking theives

[Gwenhwyfar]

I think it’s more complicated than that. And can include ethnic groups within a certain race, not just races.

[DocJones]

You just described insecurity at it's worst. Stealing from other cultures to make their own? Gtfoh with that

[MLGbreezy]

Yup it is more complicated then that a big part of why black straighten their hair to begin with is because white society says are hair is less then and if we wanted to be more accepted or get basically anywhere we need
To imitate them.

[MLGbreezy]

But then you can't really win with whites straight or natural one second they hate you cause your different then the next they turn you into there sexual fetish

[Gwenhwyfar]

I agree. Both of those are bad. But any culture can be appropriated. At least any culture that is not presently the dominant culture. As such, Jewish culture is definitely vulnerable to cultural appropriation even though technically Jews are white people. Italians too (just look at any bad mob movie, and even a few of the good ones).

[MLGbreezy]

Ofc you see it all over america I think black are at the forefront because well we are usually targeted heavily compared to other groups or races and we are also usually the most vocal when it happens to us

[Gwenhwyfar]

That makes sense

[MLGbreezy]

We've become sorta the poster boy for all things surrounding certain topics dealing with race and culture being taken stolen discriminated against.

[Silver158]

it's bullshit, just something people try to be offended about.

[OnTheLevel]

Remember when imitation was the sincerest form of flattery? Those were good times... good times.

[cloud9vortex1234]

What about the saying "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?"

[ManHater]

It means they go to a white man's house and say you don't deserve this because you are white and we will give it to a poor black family who has no job. Enjoy the streets white boy.

[Agape93]

I don’t get it either lol

[Gwenhwyfar]

Thanks lol

[jon28805]

I’ve never heard of that so I can’t be much help, sorry.

[TheFlak38]

Black people using White technology and clothing = cultural appropriation.
You're welcome.

[Anonymous]

Stupid marxist brain numbing garbage that cannot and will never evaluate to anything of sense

[BUNroaster]

Can be a weapon used against us for sure but I don't see how it's not an actual issue either. People in general have piled up on both sides throwing the exact same shit at eachother. Most people on the opposite side have no idea what it's like on the other half.

[Opinion Owner]

@BUNroaster i wear a sombrero and im white and i dont give a shit i like the hat

[BUNroaster]

Ah yeah but I get trying to accurately have cultures represented however like any organization there's the extremists.

[poneglyphs]

I don't really get it either

[douride2]

For the most part I don't see it either.

[NightHawk99]

The word appropriation fits poorly.

[ItsMeItsMe1989]

White guy, wearing dreads

[Ninjazzed]

Zoomers should stop glorifying the 90s then lmao.

[ItsMeItsMe1989]

I think lots of white guys can pull off dreads. Has nothing to do with race

[Ninjazzed]

Ok but Gen Z will still get offended by it.
For literally no reason.

It’s just a hair style lmao.

[WowwGirl]

You should have text me that's a psy term

[WowwGirl]

Act white if your white. It's appropriate
If a whites acting black he's not showing cultural appropriation

[WowwGirl]

Understood in those terms?
It's basically act accordingly

[WowwGirl]

It's not cultural appropriate if I have a real African tribe dress on

[Gwenhwyfar]

Thank you

[WowwGirl]

Make sense?

[Gwenhwyfar]

It does

[WowwGirl]

Yay.

[Gwenhwyfar]

Yay 😊

[Bean2thousand]

When Kamala Harris says that she's Asian.

[jaeminshypewoman]

there's something called google and youtube :0

[Gwenhwyfar]

I learn better when people explain stuff to me one on one

[jerdanro]

Except that google and youtube are full of misinformation and politically motivated statements.

[Gwenhwyfar]

@jerdanro very true

[JesseJayNeak]

It's an excuse to call everyone racist

[Omario2049]

It's BULLSHIT!!!

[matthonker]

Who cares?

[anylolone]

Maoist newspeak.

[Anonymous]

liberal bullshit

[Opinion Owner]

if you still don't know what it is find the nearest or closest psycho liberal extremist and ask them. Just be prepared for a long winded 2-10 hour speech about how white people particularly straight white males are evil