I am confused as to why it is good or bad or neither. Genuinely confused. Please and thank you.
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The words ‘cultural appropriation’ are generally used to criticize people who borrow parts of other cultures, like haircuts, holidays, outfits, etc.
The idea behind those criticisms is that people borrow from cultures they don’t care about or respect, making the act insensitive or stereotypical.
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My personal opinion: cultural appropriation is not a serious problem, and very few people treat it as such. There are some valid complaints: for example US citizens wearing Native American headdresses. It’s a bit insensitive, since the US was built on land stolen from the Natives and I can see how a Native American could be offended by it.
That being said, most accusations of cultural appropriation seem to come from people looking to be upset over nothing. The vast majority of the time people borrow the parts of others’ cultures that they really like and respect, like white people wearing dreadlocks or painting their faces Día de Muertos style.
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