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Exploiting things from another culture instead of respecting and learning about them in order to celebrate correctly. A common example is dressing like a Native American for Halloween and getting a lot of love for it versus an actual Native American that has been shamed for how he/she dresses for his/her whole life.

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Hopefully this padlet made understanding just how present racism is, and what cultural appropriation actually is easier than just hearing it from angry people unwilling to sit down and have healthy discussions.

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If everybody knows racism and cultural appropriation are alive, why doesn't anyone do anything to fix it?

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If everybody knows racism and cultural appropriation are alive, why doesn't anyone do anything to fix it?

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People are probably sick and tired of hearing about racism, cultural appropriation, societal prejudice, etc. The thing is, these conversations need to be had so there is more action to end racism in America. So, I'm gonna talk about it again.

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Some things are out of order/away from other boxes of the same topic... I'M SORRY. I tried to fix things but padlet wasn't having it!

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Even if you have tons of POC friends, even if your life is just as hard as your POC friends, even if you say you're not racist, you are benefiting from living in a racist society. It's not really what you do in this case, but how your actions are perceived.

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When POC success is met with saying it's only because an organization wants to look good,  it sends the message that POC are less smart, hardworking, and generally less deserving of their success, and putting that on someone else's decision on how to present their company.

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America is improving with additions of socialist programs, such as welfare, or affirmative action programs. "These programs are disproportionately needed by people of color, but a lot of white people refuse to acknowledge that fact," Martie Sirois of Gender Creative Life says,  "People of color face extra barriers to success, and by denying these programs need to exist, you're also denying any extra barriers people of color do face."

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The African-American appropriation of African patterns and symbols is really high now that having foreign heritage is becoming more and more 'trendy' in social media. Now the same African-Americans that made fun of me and my African name are donning traditional headpieces and being proud of their African heritage -- because it's now socially convenient for them.

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Racism | Julissa Garcia | TEDxPascoCountySchools

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Little Things You Can Do To Combat Racism