• Tankiedesantski [he/him]
    hexbear
    9
    7 months ago

    While there are people who are too trigger happy with the term, and a sizable gray area between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation, I do think there are cases where people cross over into objectionable cultural appropriation.

    A really good example was when white American college students wore fake native American headwear with significant cultural and spiritual importance as decoration for drunken parties. I can definitely sympathize with native Americans not wanting their culture treated with disrespect.

    • @Zozano@aussie.zone
      hexbear
      3
      7 months ago

      Maybe it's just may way of looking at things, but I think for something to be culturally appropriated, it would need to be done with sincerity.

      Ironically dressing up in Native-American headwear for a frat-party doesn't seem like cultural appropriation, just kinda fucked up (like doing blackface).