https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u How privilege, assimilation, and double standards create cultural appropriation, and examples of cultural appropriation and double standards. en-us 2019-06-03 19:49:22 UTC 2025-10-29 18:06:11 UTC hello@padlet.com 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405583 Privileged people are often praised or allowed to steal culture from other less privileged or oppressed peoples. They are often praised while the "parent" group of the cultural phenomena is criticized for the respective phenomena.]]> 2019-06-03 19:49:38 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405583 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405605 Hair is often a big part of a culture's identity, and hairstyles that are native to one culture are often seen as "bad" until stolen by another where they are seen as "different" and "quirky". ]]> 2019-06-03 19:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405605 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405797 Classically African hairstyles are seen as fashionable when worn by white models. ]]> 2019-06-03 19:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405797 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405864 Natural hairstyles are seen as nappy or dirty in a world ruled by white beauty standards.]]> 2019-06-03 19:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365405864 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365407265 Dictionary.com definition: "The unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society."]]> 2019-06-03 19:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365407265 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365408510 People talking in their native languages and accents are seen as dumb or even ghetto while others copy accent and slang for personal gain]]> 2019-06-03 20:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365408510 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365436758 People of other races will talk like the more dominant race of their area over the phone in order to get better opportunities.]]> 2019-06-03 23:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365436758 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365436940 Ariana Grande has come under fire for using a "blaccent" as a way to be trendy ]]> 2019-06-03 23:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365436940 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365437621 Clothes and fashion are a big part of identity in society. Clothing is often a big topic in the appropriation debate, because fashion trends or ceremonial clothing from one culture is often used as an identifier for stereotyping and harassment, while the prominent group turns it into "edgy" or "trendy" fashion.]]> 2019-06-03 23:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365437621 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365437624 The privileged majority may reject their own culture and become non conformists by assimilating alternative cultures. ]]> 2019-06-03 23:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365437624 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365437658 Many people in cultural minorities are expected to assimilate to cultural norms rather than embracing their true identities. ]]> 2019-06-03 23:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365437658 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365453534 This Indian American writes about the complex relationship of not wanting to appear too ethnic with her bindi, and the struggle of accepting her ethnicity. ]]> 2019-06-04 01:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365453534 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365454183 Urban Outfitters is well known for their hipster fashion and controversy around cultural appropriation with numerous cultures. ]]> 2019-06-04 01:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365454183 20knutsg https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365683885 The line between appreciation and appropriation is very thin and gray, which makes appropriation so difficult to define. When is borrowing a cultural symbol or practice appropriation and when is it appreciation? Many define it as appropriation when the heritage is not acknowledged or the culture is used as a way of stereotyping/mocking. ]]> 2019-06-04 19:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/20knutsg/fxg6b9q61z7u/wish/365683885