https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4 en-us 2020-10-15 06:40:34 UTC 2023-03-25 06:57:51 UTC hello@padlet.com LillyVang https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/851438169 Cultural appropriation is a social issue between a dominant group and a minority group, in this case, white people and Black people. This issue has been floating around with no solid ground until now. Today, following the BLM movement, is the uprising of cases regarding white people appropriating Black culture. Throughout history, white people have taken on Black culture for entertainment purposes without giving them credit, such as Elvis Presly making Black music a hit in the music industry or Kylie Jenner making big, plump lips a beauty trend. In shorter terms, Black culture is deemed undesirable but becomes beautiful in the hands of white people. It is seen as oppressive when white people appropriate Black culture. 

]]> 2020-10-22 06:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/851438169 LillyVang https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/851438405 2020-10-22 06:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/851438405 LillyVang https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/851441266 2020-10-22 06:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/851441266 LillyVang https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857064910 Cultural appropriation is considered as oppression when a dominant group appropriates a minority group. In Matthes’s article “Cultural appropriation and oppression”, he outlines the oppression of cultural appropriation. He also explains that oppression is the best argument to make when people defend cultural appropriation. The wrongfulness of cultural appropriation is the way they exhibit inequality. When appropriation happens between white people and Black people, there is a huge power imbalance that shows the racism in it. Black people are judged and stereotyped for how they look, dress, and what they do. However, when a white person does it, it is new or sometimes does not come across to people that they are appropriating Black culture because it is on a white person so there can’t be anything wrong. This shows how oppressive the idea of appropriating another culture is when power is in play. Matthes also gives a short idea of solving this issue. He talks about having respect for cultural autonomy. When there is respect, people will stop appropriating cultures and give groups the power to “authorize appropriate use of their cultural heritage.” This solution will end oppression in cultural appropriation. Having respect requires an understanding of the culture and giving the group power. The problem in this is the existing power imbalance between white people and Black people. Even if Black people can set boundaries for their culture to outside people, white people may still be able to find a loophole. Cultural appropriation will be tied to oppression until the power dynamic between groups disappears. ]]> 2020-10-23 19:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857064910 LillyVang https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857069546 2020-10-23 19:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857069546 LillyVang https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857074252 2020-10-23 19:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857074252 LillyVang https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857078759 2020-10-23 19:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/LillyVang/vltbdod41sefyfk4/wish/857078759