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Opponents of cultural appropriation view many instances as wrongful appropriation when the subject culture is a minority culture or is subordinated in social, political, economic, or military status to the dominant culture [42] or when there are other issues involved, such as a history of ethnic or racial conflict. [11]
Cultural appropriation is more specific than simply dabbling in customs that originate somewhere else. It happens when people from a dominant culture (e.g., White people) exploit artifacts ...
Navajo cultural advisor ... One area of concern was subject matter that could be considered “cultural appropriation ... There are 574 federally recognized tribes in America today, each with its ...
Appropriation is often called out in music (e.g., Iggy Azalea) but in film it’s less clear cut.” But of course, as Jackson noted in an NPR interview, “Cultural appropriation cannot stop. It ...
Following the February 2013 symposium "Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports" at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, 10 members of Congress sent a letter to the Redskins' owner and the NFL Commissioner requesting that the name be changed since it is offensive to Native Americans.
Members of the group describe the use of the name and culture as "dishonorable and disrespectful." [33] For years, fans have been known to wear headdresses and warpaint, mocking Native American culture. At the Raymond James Stadium where the protest occurred, protestors argued against the issue of the arrowhead, which is part of the team's logo ...
The attitude of certain people literally stealing things from any culture without saying where it came from has to be deeply condemned, but for me cultural appropriation is about being interested ...
The Boy Scouts of America, and particularly Micosay, have been widely criticized by officials of several Native tribes, anthropologists, journalists, and professors for being a patently offensive cultural appropriation of tribal identity and sacred practices. It was called "a fake Indian Boy Scout tribe" [6] for people who want to "play Indian".