Comments on: Cultural Appropriation: “It’s Just………”

By: Madeleine Kemo

Madeleine Kemo — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 01:36:59 +0000

This post was really powerful to me. I always understood the basis of cultural appropriation and that it is wrong to do those things, but you made it very easy to follow why and how those things function. Especially for people of color I can imagine how frustrating it must be when people try to mimic black hair, styles, etc. when black people have experienced oppression for these different traits. I appreciate your explanation because now I feel like I know a little more about the topic and how to go about conversations about it!

By: Dani Barrett

Dani Barrett — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 19:43:09 +0000

Yes! I appreciate how you mentioned the power dynamic that is inherent within cultural appropriation…because white people can just ignore the original creators, as you said, without facing repercussions. This power dynamic is so important to acknowledge because with that power dynamic should be responsibility…it should be the responsibility of white people to properly research their style choices, their hair or their way of speaking so they can understand if they are culturally appropriating something, and as a result, adjust accordingly.