cultural appropriation

The practice of using something from another culture that you're not a part of.

Miley Cyrus had dreads. Only black people can have dreads. That's cultural appropriation.

by TheRealKingJ December 29, 2015

cultural appropriation

when white people thinks it's okay to steal all the ~~~pretty~~~ or appealing things from cultures and use them for attention (i.e basically every white female celebrity with a bindi or miley cyrus and 'twerking') . It's pretty annoying and i ask you to please stop

example of cultural appropriation:

miley cyrus: i may be a hill-billy but i can twerk!!!

white audience: lmao raise da roof!!!!!! holla!!

black audience: "hysterical laughter"

by pissedoff123 November 14, 2013

Cultural Appropriation

The adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture. Many people mistake cultural appropriation with Cultural Appreciation. As there is a difference between taking the time to learn about a culture and taking a culture's traditions, clothing etc. and misrepresenting them.

Cultural Appropriation: Wearing a Native American costume is offensive because the clothing in that culture is very sacred
Cultural Appreciation: Taking some time to learn about Native American culture (traditional dances, clothing, foods etc.)

Not to mention some cultures have a dark history attached to them and they still face present-day issues.

So if you truly want to embrace a culture, then do a bit of research on the culture and do it properly.

by 11CheeseCake11 June 15, 2018

pittsburgh apron

this only requires two individual people (one male, one female, or you can be creative), one bar restroom, and one ben rothlisberger jersey. the first person wears the steelers jersey forcing their-self upon the helpless second person. once finished, the forceful person that wore the ben rothlisberger jersey will go to bar louie in station square, pennsylvania.

i was taken into the bathroom by a man and he gave me a pittsburgh apron. now i wear my work apron crooked to cover up my butt hole so it doesn't happen again.

by atdiandsti February 26, 2011

appropriate

HAWT...as in off the hook bodacious, utterly bootylicious. A frickin walking hardon. Like... oh my god, i think i wet myself, because that is so frickin hawt!!!

how "appropriate" is that swim suit?

by JS March 19, 2005

Apprentice

Usually preceded by The, The Apprentice is a show where randomly picked out of the mental institute idiots try to win a nonexistant prize by doing crazy get-rich schemes. Donald Trump tells them they're fired and they go back to the institute.

"Last week on The Apprentice, they had to sell hamburgers at McDonald's, so Danny dressed up like a hobo and chucked baseballs into a hole in a piece of cardboard. Did you see it?"

"Nah, Survivor put me to sleep."

by ABOUT TO GET SUED BY DONALD TRUMP March 12, 2005

Approciate

To have an inappropriate appreciation for something belonging to another, or an act done by somebody else.

Carl: Gee, Lora, I really approciate your amazing and large breasts.
Lora: Awe, thanks Carl, you're the sweetest!

by Boobs_McGrath June 23, 2016