This is what happens most of the time when people scream cultural appropriation. The problem is that people without understanding of the terms use the terms every day. This leads to scenarios like the one above, or where someone is getting offended you're enjoying a cultural food, or listening to a specific kind of music. Appreciating other cultures isn't appropriation.

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Exactly, appropriating means to take and pretend you invented it or created it. Interacting with culture or enjoying other people's culture isn't harmful and if these people actually went to other countries they'd realize their people WANT to share their culture.

[–] neptune@dmv.social 6 points 7 months ago

Yeah I agree that there is a TAKE vs a SHARE.

Some of the reason cultural appropriation is a bad thing is due to capitalism. Taking something, even symbolically, for profit, is different than learning, experiencing and sharing.

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

I remember someone giving a huge speech on...tumblr probably it sounds like something that would come from that shithole...that white people learning Spanish was cultural appropriation.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That's why people who do understand the terms need to call the people who don't out at every opportunity, but they won't do that because of "solidarity."

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

これは本当すぎる

(I'm white btw 😱😱😱)