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Cultural Appropriation

This is when a more dominant race uses or abuses power on a less dominant race.
White people calling the black people "niggers" and killing them. Is an example of cultural appropriation.
by anonymous October 19, 2020
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Cultural Appropriation

When individuals chose to utilize an aspect of another group's culture for fashion or financial gain. These individuals as outsiders, often lack knowledge about the significance of practice they imitating within the given culture. Typically individuals who practice cultural appropriation feel extremely entitled, and lack a sense of awareness or respect for the people who actually practice the cultural traditions.
White people dressing like native americans, asians, black people, and other cultural groups for halloween. White people practicing yoga purely as a form of exercise without understanding the historical roots. White people who listen to rap music, but have no black friends. These are all examples of cultural appropriation, because people who have and practice these cultures do not approve of these acts.
by itseztounderstand September 27, 2018
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Urban Dictionary is not appropriate for all audiences

an awkward silence-inducing comment made in a conversation about the popular online dictionary.
thom: look at this website i came across last evening
ed: i've seen that, it's urban dictionary
jonny: hey colin, have you seen this?
colin: of course, it's my personal browser's homepage
phil: you know, urban dictionary is not appropriate for all audiences.
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by timothy viale October 19, 2009
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appropriate version

The appropriate version is not available as yet.
by Hercolena Oliver October 19, 2008
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Athletic appropriation

The act of copying someone's technique or moves in sports to enhance your own performance. athletic skill, athlete, basketball, football, baseball, hockey, NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college sports, professional sports, star athlete, cultural appropriation
I saw you pull that triple crossover, you faked that guy out of his shoes. I got that from you after I saw your last game. Hey that's athletic appropriation, but that's okay-I got mad skills.
by joecoolthefool September 8, 2016
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An appropriate card

1. A card played in Cards Against Humanity that sounds like it works and won't get your video demonetized, until you or someone else decided to read too far between the lines. See too appropriate

1b. A card played in Cards Against Humanity that actually works too well, so it doesn't get picked.

2. An excuse that shouldn't work, but it does. Works best in the form of something you might find on a notecard or some similarly sized, stiff, paper-like object
1. Well, the black card is “(Blank) reminds me of my weeaboo days” so an appropriate card is “sitting in my room with the lights out watching unrealistic videos by myself”… wait… that could mean something else…

1b. Well, the black card is “(Blank) reminds me of my weeaboo days” so I’ll play “being a weeaboo”. Wait, “sitting in my room with the lights out watching unrealistic videos by myself” won? I guess I played an appropriate card.

2. So, I was just getting arrested for stealing thousands of dollars of Hasbro games from Toys "R" Us, but I managed to grab the get out of jail free card from one of my new monopoly sets. Take that, racist cops!
by CaTastrophy427 July 10, 2018
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