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A common example of cultural appropriation is the adoption of the iconography of another culture and its use for purposes that are unintended by the original culture or even offensive to that culture's mores. For example, the use of Native American tribal names or images as mascots.
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 ...
Cultural appropriation is prevalent within the food industry, especially as food from other cultures are becoming more and more popularized. Unfortunately, many "foodies" don't know the history ...
Because of this, cultural appropriation for monetary gain is typically viewed negatively, and has sometimes been called "cultural theft". Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting the culture or language of one nation in another, usually occurring in situations in which assimilation is the dominant strategy of acculturation. [53]
Pop culture referencing and cultural appropriation of African-American performance and stylistic traditions is a tradition with origins in blackface minstrelsy. [343] This "browning", à la Richard Rodriguez, of American and world popular culture began with blackface minstrelsy. [343]
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 ...
Cultural appropriation is the adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group. See also: Category:Admiration of foreign cultures Subcategories
Mexico’s secretary of culture believes the dangers of cultural appropriation and fashion’s troubled relationship with it can be turned into “opportunities for cooperation,” but only if the ...