Cultural appropriation vs Cultural appreciation?

Question

In your opinion when does the cultural appreciation crosses the line and turns into cultural appropriation?

MAC1983 · Accepted Answer

That's Rita Pereira, a Portuguese actress and model that came under social network fire for doing the dreads you see in the second picture.

I think it's absolutely ridiculous and an half-assed political correctness attempt that borders on moronic calling it cultural appropriation, and she herself has come out saying it's appreciation for black culture.

Have we no bigger problems than what a woman, even a minor celebrity, tells her hairdresser to do? It's a hairstyle, not a Klan rally.

Grow up. And go watch "Dear White People" if you want to know what cultural appropriation actually is.

Guardian45 · Accepted Answer

Maybe, I'm clued out, but all this BS sounds like a tempest in a teapot to me! Isn't imitation the most sincere form of flattery?  The world has MUCH WORSE pproblems to deal with than this!

mermaidcancermoon · Accepted Answer

Depends on how the person interacts with those cultures. If they have no respect or admiration for the cultures theyre imitating, then yes its appropriation. I dont know those 2 women so i didn't vote.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

As long as people who aren’t a part of that culture is claiming ownership over whatever they’re wearing or what have you then I say it’s all just cultural appreciation.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

Cultural appropriation only occurs at the point at which the originating peoples are no longer permitted to participate in their own culture. Some might suggest it also happens when the culture is so perverted from its origins that it’s unrecognizable. I might be persuaded by some evidence to that point. However, i would argue that if a people were deeply invested in their culture, they would be diligent about preserving the integrity of it for themselves and their descendants. You don’t get to sit back and watch someone else destroy something you love just so you can play the martyr later. I think that’s at the heart of this debate right now. People don’t want to admit their own responsibility in the perversion of their culture, and playing the virtuous victim is very popular right now.

Stoner710 · Answer

The idea of cultural appropriation is stupid.

many examples over time, 1 we associate tea drinking as a primary British thing but it came from China. 2 Kanji and Ramen we associate these things with Japan both come from again China. 3 many spices and style of dress around the Mediterranean and middle eastern countries have shared resources architectural design food spices clothing etc. the French love coffee which come from Africa. Cars and the printing press comes from Germany which has benefited people for east to west and everywhere in between. All modern day cultures have been taken from another culture and implemented in there own culture, It’s not cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation it’s just a natural fact of the human condition

RolandCuthbert · Answer

Yeah, I don't understand the difference from the photos.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/PVz4z9vsK98

But maybe you can read the responses to this dude who claims wearing a headdress is not racist.

I think the comments from the Indigenous are worth reading.

Exterminatore · Answer

Cultural appropriation - black people who claim cultural appropriation is a thing speaking English.

That’s cultural appropriation. For those this applies to, time to learn a West African dialect and stop using English. Language is a part of culture.

LazerBean · Answer

Cultural appropriation only exists in the western world. Nobody else in the world gives AF, and if anything like that their culture is spreading.

Brokenheartedx · Answer

Culteral appropriation only exsists by people who are jealous of others using a style they alsohave and know the other person or people looks better than them. True fact

jhl_x · Answer

There is no such thing as cultural appropriation. If there was, it'd be a massive glass roof where even these militants with so much free time on their hands would be under it.

jshm2 · Answer

It doesn't.  Only Americans are anal about that sort of thing. Mainly as only Americans are insecure about having no culture, or taste of appreciation.

OddBeMe · Answer

Dont know. I imagine a rising tide of that culture complaining will tell me. Kinda like how Injuns dont care about the Redskins football logo, but they do care about a pipeline surging through their backyard.

joeldalton · Answer

There is no such thing as cultural appropriation. It’s another shitty leftist term.

TwoToTooTutu2 · Answer

According to my Mexican friend. Cultural appropriation happens when a group profiteers off another culture. Making a product an expensive exotic luxury while giving nothing tobthe creators.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

They are the same thing just one is labeled as a bad thing and the other is a good thing. The line a lot of SJWs draw is the skin color of the person engaging in the act.

FilmGuy93 · Answer

It becomes appropriation when the cultural expression stops being a special thing.

Anonymous · Answer

It never crosses the line. Cultural appropriation is a bullshit racist concept pushed out by a bunch of fucking racists who need to be called out on their racist bullshit.

Makeushiver · Answer

Hot looking scantily clad women are always a turn on

Anonymous · Answer

When will it end? your Stone Age culture never built ships so you can never go on a cruise, cars, airplanes, cellphones, books, rockets, bras…the whole idea is idiotic.

Anonymous · Answer

There is no such thing as cultural appropriation.

ArtieWhitefox · Answer

Look for Jesus in a person, not what a person wears of does not wear.

Anonymous · Answer

I feel like it's cultural appropriation if people spell correctly and speak proper English and have a job and don't abandon their kids.

hostboy__fastestlaps · Answer

Thats all morgan wallens and alex joneses faults

Anonymous · Answer

Not a real thing. Unless you have it copyrighted trademarked doesn't matter. It's just bunch of laquisha mad at Becky's ror getting attention

Anonymous · Answer

I don't believe in cultural appropriation. Anyone don't own a culture

Guy13 · Answer

Choice b I thing🤷🏻‍♂️

grega239 · Answer

If its not my culture, i dont care

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