Cultural appropriation or cultural apartheid is an idea intended to keep the races and cultures pure. Contamination of the dominant culture by external influences must be rejected at all costs. Used extensively by the South African's the idea fell into disrepute until revived by SJW's.
Oh my God! You are doing Yoga, that's Indian culture. You can't be doing that it's cultural appropriation.
by Brassidium July 7, 2016
Get the cultural appropriation mug.Describes a phenomenon where popular comedy-based websites that were once funny for everyone get taken over by leftist admins, and cease to be funny for anyone not on the far-left of the political spectrum. The archetypal example is cracked.com. Typically, the wealthy leftist admins will choose to be completely oblivious to massive popular displays of disapproval from readers about the direction in which the website is headed (such as disapproving comments in comment sections, large dislike-to-like ratios,etc.). After all, who cares about the opinions of plebs? They're just too stupid to understand that cultural Marxism is in their best interest.
This should not be confused with websites that were always leftist, such as The Onion.
This should not be confused with websites that were always leftist, such as The Onion.
Man, urbandictionary used to be funny, but now the admins only approve or front-page political definitions if they espouse socialism, black supremacy, and third-wave feminism. Total leftist appropriation!
by arrgitsasnake October 23, 2016
Get the Leftist Appropriation mug.A made-up term by self-proclaimed progressives and liberals from the United States who in reality are closeted racists who perceive other cultures as inferior that need to be protected paternalistically.
Bob publically shamed Alice because she was wearing a poncho. He accused her of cultural appropriation, but her Mexican friends kindly told him to fuck off.
by Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred August 23, 2023
Get the cultural appropriation mug.Nicki minaj wore a native American headdress at the 2015 vmas nobody bats an eye . Miley wears dreadlocks OMG CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
by princesssparkle 999 October 21, 2015
Get the cultural appropriation mug.taking aspects from a minority culture, for it's aesthetics, without knowing the meaning behind. this is often controversial when the appropriated culture was exploited or oppressed by the person "borrowing". people are often insulted and looked down upon for having these features naturally, when someone else is praised for having them, without being from that culture.
person 1: iggy looking so good with her bindi and sari yasss!!1!
person 2: omg that's cultural appropriation :(
person 2: omg that's cultural appropriation :(
by passionatefeminist23 August 18, 2016
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Cisgender person to MtF: "No you do NOT have PMS, stop cisgender appropriating. You as a MtF do not have a uterus or ovaries. PMS happens in the days after ovulation because estrogen and progesterone levels begin falling dramatically if you are not pregnant. Coming down from your estradiol injection the day "before injection day" is NOT premenstrual syndrome assholes!}.
Cisgender person to MtF: "No you do NOT have PMS, stop cisgender appropriating. You as a MtF do not have a uterus or ovaries. PMS happens in the days after ovulation because estrogen and progesterone levels begin falling dramatically if you are not pregnant. Coming down from your estradiol injection the day "before injection day" is NOT premenstrual syndrome assholes!}.
by aquafinaricecake December 9, 2018
Get the Cisgender Appropriating mug.When someone gets offended by something, on behalf of people from another race/culture, even though people of that race/culture aren't actually offended by it in the first place.
by Ugandan Warrior May 2, 2018
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