The idiotic conflation of culture with racism. Essentially the absurd belief that the cultural exchange that has served to enrich humanity throughout all of human history is wrong because racists exist.
SJW: OMG, look at that white girl with dreadlocks! That's cultural appropriation!
Sane individual: Eat a bag of dicks.
Sane individual: Eat a bag of dicks.
by Gubless September 10, 2016
Get the Cultural appropriation mug.The political act of claiming a political policy, group of voters, or position not usually associated with those making the claim.
The republicans attempted the political appropriation of african-american voters from the democrats by asking them for their votes by reasoning "what have you got to lose?"
by Vervatious September 20, 2016
Get the Political Appropriation mug.SJW: "That white girl wears dreadlocks! She can't do that, that's cultural appropriation!"
Everyone else: "So you say she can't do something because of the color of her skin? Really?"
Everyone else: "So you say she can't do something because of the color of her skin? Really?"
by IamMeWasTaken November 23, 2018
Get the Cultural appropriation mug.It is a Social Justice Warrior movement that is essentially segregation and extremely racist. SJWs claim that groups of people "own" their cultures and nobody is allowed to use it except for that race.
SJW: I am helping the world by enforcing the laws of cultural appropriation!
Normal person: *Proceeds to beat the absolute shit out of this potato*
Normal person: *Proceeds to beat the absolute shit out of this potato*
by SocialJusticeWarrior2018 July 20, 2018
Get the Cultural Appropriation mug.Gender Appropriation is the sociological phenomena whereby a man or woman adopts a male/female persona (i.e. identifying as a transgender woman/man). The individual may wear clothing traditionally affiliated with the opposite sex (i.e high heels, dresses, baggy jeans, etc). It can also apply to Drag-Queens and Drag-Kings.
Transgenderism is an example of gender appropriation.
Drag-Queens are mocking feminity and degenerating the female image. This is a typical example of gender appropriation!
Drag-Queens are mocking feminity and degenerating the female image. This is a typical example of gender appropriation!
by thenihilisticassociate October 27, 2019
Get the Gender Appropriation mug.A term used by people who try to make someone feel guilty about their discovery of another culture different than their own. (It's usually used by a white person or a radical sjw doing it to a white person) In general, it has no basis since no human within the human race can truly appropriate another culture. We are all related.
Person 1: Look at your hair! Why do you have braids? That's cultural appropriation.
Person 2: I like it. I think it's cute.
Person 1: So? It's still cultural appropriation.
Person 2: Braids are universal. They belong to several different cultures - just like humans do.
Person 2: I like it. I think it's cute.
Person 1: So? It's still cultural appropriation.
Person 2: Braids are universal. They belong to several different cultures - just like humans do.
by Made You Think June 23, 2021
Get the cultural appropriation mug.The ridiculous notion that being of a different culture or race (especially white) means that you are not allowed to adopt things from other cultures. This does nothing but support segregation and hinder progress in the world. All it serves to do is to promote segregation and racism.
"That plain ass white bitch is wearing a bindi! That's classic Cultural Appropriation!"
"Doesn't Osaka in Japan have a bastardized Americanized city? Isn't that Cultural Appropriation?"
"Cultural Appropriation only applies to white people, so that doesn't count."
"Doesn't Osaka in Japan have a bastardized Americanized city? Isn't that Cultural Appropriation?"
"Cultural Appropriation only applies to white people, so that doesn't count."
by garrenn November 25, 2014
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