i have talked about this before through reblogs but i wanted to create my own discussion. my first language is not english, so please correct my grammar if need be.
culture appropriation. it is usually linked with disrespect or belittling a culture or culture’s traditions. this includes hairstyles, clothing, practices, etc.
personally, i find it endearing when someone outside of my culture or race tries to embrace something that isn’t theirs. not everyone will agree with me, but i believe we should be happy that we have made it this far culturally and racially for them to want to embrace our culture.
in my opinion, i believe that culture appropriation should be classified in levels. if there is no disrespect (as in, someone wearing a hairstyle without knowing the proper history behind it), we should do our best to remind them where their styling came from and why it isn’t a good choice in doing so without knowing the past. there’s no need for nasty messages or death threats. but, if someone is doing something intentionally racist and offensive (as in, wearing an indian headdress and purposely mocking their customs), it deserves a bigger reaction and actually probably cancelation as well.
i just think that anyone who doesn’t intentionally disrespect or mock a culture, they should get the benefit of the doubt. it’s 2019 and our first objective shouldn’t be to riot against someone who is ignorant of the past.
i don’t know if my thought process was explained well. i hope it was.
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