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What qualifies as "cultural appropriation"?

Asked by Demosthenes (14926points) February 5th, 2019

How would you define it?

What is the difference between cultural appropriation and plain old disrespect? Do the intentions matter?

Is it cultural appropriation when a white person has dread locks? When a white person runs a food truck that sells Mexican food?

Can a minority appropriate another minority’s culture or does it always have to involve the majority?

Does cultural appropriation clash with the concept of a multicultural society? Seems like a tall order to expect cultures to live together but not borrow from each other.

I’m asking all these questions because I genuinely find the concept of “cultural appropriation” confusing. If someone who understands it better can explain it, that would be great.

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