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Ru Paul's drag race had a Madonna runway week and most of the queens chose her kimono outfit

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Is dressing up as and immersing in anime  cultural appropriation

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It's A Slap In The Face When White Women Wear Black Hairstyles

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It's A Slap In The Face When White Women Wear Black Hairstyles

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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/its-a-slap-in-the-face-when-white-women-wear-black-hairstyles_us_55c0c153e4b0b23e3ce3f27b

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Culture appropriation happens at this school!!

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This wouldn't be cultural appropriation at all... It's a part of learning - not stealing another person's culture - in fact it demonstrates an open mind and interest in another person's culture. Another important point - if someone White lives in China for example, it would make sense that they learn mandarin so that they can actually LIVE in china.

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Would it be appropriate for this: let's say in Europe, Russia spreads its culture to smaller countries. Is it ok to act like Russian culture when you are of a different culture? Like let's say you are Slovak and Russians are trying to promote their culture and control, you can act fully Russian without offending Russians? You'd probably offend your own culture more maybe?

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not as a joke, there are a lot of offensive memes out there.

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If dressing up as a character from a movie is deemed as cultural appropriation, such as moana, then the question we should be asking is that is it okay to convey those characters in the movie to be conveyed by the producers?

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why are you comparing someone's culture to "memes" for a joke?? it's disrespectful.

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If you want to use a part of someone else's culture, you should first put in the effort to do the research and find out which items are sacred and which are not.

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The concept of astrology-based religion can be traced back to the babylonian empire. Is this still relevant?

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How are horoscopes related to cultural appropriation? They are based on astrology, which was invented by the Ancient Babylonians and the Greeks. Although I don't believe reading your horoscope is cultural appropriation towards the Greek culture.

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How are horoscopes related to cultural appropriation? They are based on astrology, which was invented by the Ancient Babylonians and the Greeks. Although I don't believe reading your horoscope is cultural appropriation towards the Greek culture.

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We automatically associate spaghetti with Italians. It is Asian!

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do memes appropriate cultures?

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Meditation is sacred in many religions and cultures. Would selling guided mediation be cultural appropriation?

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Horoscopes are metaphor for life perhaps. Not to be taken seriously, but perhaps an inspiration. Or maybe they are so broad that they apply to everything coincidentally. Or maybe horoscopes are planned coincidences

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Even so, if they came from another culture at any point, are we at "libra"ty to use them>

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Doesn't mean is has to be a costume? You can wear it to african events/ cultural invests, but not as a halloween costume..

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There have been times when reactions to her hair have made her feel unsafe. Strangers occasionally approach her for drugs. A homeless man once called her a "dirty-haired bitch" for not giving him money.

She wonders whether white people with dreadlocks go through the same things.

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Is white beauty a culture?

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But what if you can? It's just not part of your culture. For example, if a white person decides to speak hindi, would that be cultural appropriation?

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Not even real..

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Superimposing your own understanding of a culture over the actual culture (sometimes modelling it and selling it)

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she wears a headdress as she rides through America freely

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"Sure, white people can wear locs," she said in an email. "For some, they have religious or spiritual meaning. For others, it's just a hairstyle. My research informed me that Indian monks wore them long before they reached the Western Hemisphere, so I'm not sure anyone has any particular claim."

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Culture appropriation vs cultural exchange

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Culture appropriation vs cultural exchange

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It can be difficult to determine what is cultural appropriation versus cultural exchange versus appreciation. Does wanting to buy a shirt that says “pizza is my spirit animal” make you racist and insensitive to Native American people? Not inherently.

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Well if you can't speak it properly, then why do it?

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its not sacred
its not something people have been shamed for
Its not mass market

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How do cultures distinguish regular cultural items and scared items? Isn't there some grey area here?

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How do cultures distinguish regular cultural items and scared items? Isn't there some grey area here?

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Would speaking another culture's language be considered cultural appropriation?

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How do cultures distinguish regular items from sacred items?

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How do cultures distinguish regular items from sacred items?

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America would be so different if theyAmerica loved black people as much as they loved black culture 

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America would be so different if theyAmerica loved black people as much as they loved black culture 

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if the designs are  very cliche and conventional famous designs, like the hawaiian flower shirt, it might be ok. Here is an example. Flowers are typically considered feminine, but are appropriate for males to wear due to the Hawaiian culture. He is clearly not hawaiian, the clothes are reminiscent of his personality?

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We have black history month Because.. To acknowledge what black people have been through and the people who fought for our freedom, so we stand together and Aboriginal people have been through a lot like black people. Their land was taken, language was dropped, put in residential schools, and the list can go on. Why have a day for black people when all we learn in history is white. I rest my case!

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People shouldn't dress up as Moana as it mocks Polynesian culture, and Elsa as it promotes "white beauty"
https://pics.me.me/cultural-appropriation-be-like-twisted-bantu-knots-mini-buns-patterned-10021137.png

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I think that it's a matter of who is in power. If the person who wants to dress up as a part of another culture, is a minority themselves, then its a question of who loses their power. If one is not of white privilege, they are able to see each other as the same. In this case, both parties don't lose
power so it is acceptable

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Does cultural appropriation contribute to racism?

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Does cultural appropriation contribute to racism?

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Perhaps making a big deal out of cultural appropriation can actually result in more harm being done than good. Trying to be too anti-racist can be just as bad as being racist yourself in some cases, as it separates people. Seeing black girls as magical puts them in a superior vision; but it is the superiority that we give them, that actually causes them to be even more separated than before. This also relates to the article that Daniel had: Are You Racist? The article relates to this idea exactly; how the ambition to support people who are segregated only segregates them further. Before going to this meeting, I once thought about how there is a very large and increasing amount of LGBTQ propaganda. At first I felt like LGBTQ support was a positive thing in the world, but after constant bombardment, I feel like it was becoming excessive. Maybe it is hurting the LGBTQ to have too much propaganda supporting it? Perhaps it can sacrifice plots and the quality of work if it is abused? Take this as an example
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/beauty-and-the-beast-gay-character-box-office-1202012829/

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Amandla Stenberg Calls Out Kylie Jenner For Cultural Appropriation

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Amandla Stenberg Calls Out Kylie Jenner For Cultural Appropriation

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http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/amandla-stenberg-kylie-jenner_us_55a28697e4b0ecec71bc5141

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Dreadlocks are essentially entangled locks of hair achieved through various means of rolling hair. ... "For some, they have religious or spiritual meaning.
www.cnn.com/2016/03/31/living/white-dreadlocks-cultural-appropriation.../index.html

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Why is it that we have a black history month, and we have a recognition day for aboriginals? So we can acknowledge the problems that the people who don't have their own celebrated day caused. Many people of colour, don't even like these days as they bring up the horrible past events, we try to put behind us.

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Are not all cultures and societies formed through influence from past appropriation? Who has claim to a specific facet of culture

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https://www.google.ca/amp/reason.com/archives/2017/11/08/the-death-of-a-nacho-king-proves-the-med/amp

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I find it offensive that when  white artists who have turned to rap to become "edgy", ditch that "phase" to mature and to become more accepted by society. This sends a negative message that black culture is immature or something that they need to be cleansed from.

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Using the term "spirit animal" is a form of cultural appropriation because of the significant meaning behind the idea of a spirit animal, it is deeply rooted in indigenous cultures.

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"Appropriation prize"
People should be awarded for imagining other cultures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/13/canadian-journalists-appropriation-prize
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If you’re Katy Perry, for example, you believe it’s A-OK to don corn rows and gel down your baby hair, put on some long fingernails and so-called sassy mannerisms with a “blaccent” and slang to portray how you believe certain black women behave and speak

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Amandla Stenberg: Don't Cash Crop On My Cornrows

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What about designs that are inspired by other cultures? For example, using patterns on clothing, but not wearing the entire cultural outfit?

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What about designs that are inspired by other cultures? For example, using patterns on clothing, but not wearing the entire cultural outfit?

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https://youtu.be/7RMQksXpQSk

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Then cut your hair, or dye it.. If you want a new hairstyle

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« A Japanese teen wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the logo of a big American company is not the same as Madonna sporting a bindi as part of her latest reinvention. The difference is history and power. Colonization has made Western Anglo culture supreme – powerful and coveted. It is understood in its diversity and nuance as other cultures can only hope to be. Ignorance of culture that is a burden to Asians, African, and indigenous peoples, is unknown to most European descendants or at least lacks the same negative impact. »

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This is such a great analogy! Amen

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Putting out Dashiki(African clothing) as a customer is very inappropriate

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Yes but what if you want to try a new hairstyle, with no bad intentions...?

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Does using other cultures dress in fashion shows celebrate the culture or is it taking a tradition to make money on the runway?

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One couldn't blame you for being fooled. There is a cheap, mylar curtain in the background and linoleum on the floors. Someone has hung a printed bedsheet up as a de facto backdrop. Are you sure this isn't your Aunt Marva's wild birthday party in 1967? Black faces smile widely in the photos; people are doing splits and kicks with wild abandon. This sure looks like soul, right?

And what does having soul really mean? Perhaps it's just about the music. Northern Soul was an up-tempo offshoot of black American soul music. Its fans preferred lesser known artists to the traditional Motown sound. The case could be made that what feels off about this campaign is actually a reflection of a specific subset of a wide-ranging culture.

Then again, in the video Gucci posted on Instagram to celebrate the start of the campaign, the models are dancing to "The Night" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The Jersey Boys are a lot of things but they're not soul. In this instance, the music is in service of the image, rather than the other way around.

Even the early audition videos showed a strange willingness to smash authentic expression together with carefully scripted postures in service of a concept. Not to mention the awkwardness of asking black models to display their facial profiles, name their spirit animals and dance on command. Is this soul? What, actually, is this? It's part of an audition, of course, but the minute a brand puts the footage online as part of a marketing campaign it loses even the appearance of being benign.

The campaign is commodity, not culture. It looks like us, but it is not us. There is no thread count on black joy. I'm reminded of the '90s pushback against the FUBU line. FUBU stands for For Us, By Us, a simple statement made by the label's black founders that staked a claim and drew a perimeter that offended some white cultural commentators. "Why does this have to be for you? Why can't I have it, too?" some asked. Similar questions seem to be at the heart of the new Gucci campaign.

In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron recorded "Comment No. 1," in which he excoriated a largely white radical movement that tried to embrace blackness while fundamentally misunderstanding black life. "What does Webster's say about soul?" he mused archly. Mr. Scott-Heron's question is a coincidental but telling precursor to the one Gucci would pose to its models, and consumers, nearly 50 years later. What does it mean to have soul? If you have to ask, you haven't found it yet.

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One couldn't blame you for being fooled. There is a cheap, mylar curtain in the background and linoleum on the floors. Someone has hung a printed bedsheet up as a de facto backdrop. Are you sure this isn't your Aunt Marva's wild birthday party in 1967?

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Yes it is because, it's part of the black culture

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Without being fully immersed in a culture, who is to say what "elements" are sacred. Is it ok to assume what is and isn't important/sacred to a specific culture without being apart of it?

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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-africa/cultural-appropriation-wh_b_10585184.html

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I think that is because cinderella is a white character, but then again we have so many white characters and little minorities due to lack of comfort. However, that makes me think; Moana has a polynesian theme. Does it contribute to racial inclusivity? Does it respect the dignity of that culture or does it exploit it for film and profit?

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Changing the way you talk or your appearance to be seen as black. https://www.bustle.com/p/7-things-you-might-not-realize-are-cultural-appropriation-that-are-60679

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Is white people getting dreads or cornrows cultural appropriation?

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Amandla Stenberg talking about cultural appropriation:

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Amandla Stenberg talking about cultural appropriation:

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https://youtu.be/O1KJRRSB_XA

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If you don't understand cultural appropriation, imagine getting an F, and then someone copies you and gets an A and is credited for your work.

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http://www.thisisinsider.com/kim-kardashian-aaliyah-halloween-costume-apology-2017-11

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So a black child can't be cinderella?

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The fortune cookie is an American invention. Would the usage of the chinese ideology of good fortune for their own profit be a form of cultural appropriation?

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If I went to Japan and got a traditional Kimono would it be disrespectful to wear it or should I just keep it in my closet?

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Positive and Negative Cultural Appropriation

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Positive and Negative Cultural Appropriation

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Perhaps not only the elements of a culture, but even their issues and past events can be suspictable to cultural appropriation. For example; making a joke about how calling paper white is racist; that may be degrading the racism that black people experience down to a joke is just as bad as wearing an aboriginal halloween costume?

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No. Because you are participating in an element of culture that is not sacred, it is fine. Enjoy!!!

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Does this mean that I can't eat Chinese food in good conscience?