SJW: "Oh my god, that white person is making a CURRY?! That is cultural appropriation and so wrong!"
White Supremacist: "I agree with you, white people need to stick to their own culture and shun anything created by black or brown people"
White Supremacist: "I agree with you, white people need to stick to their own culture and shun anything created by black or brown people"
by Cicero1 August 06, 2020
When a different culture adopts cultural traditions of another culture.
This's a very common process in diverse locations and open-minded people, in which multiple cultures accept and adopt others' traditions.
This's rarely a bad thing - examples of when "cultural appropriation" is when the Nazis adopted the Swastika (卍) from Indian religions and therefore gave it a bad name.
Barbaric philosophy of SJWs conclude that cultural appropriation is a grave sin. This SJW philosophy has very common traits with racial segregation, apartheid, racism, and likewise. Although SJWs believe that they're politically correct, this racist barbaric philosophy can easily be categorized under hate speech, discrimination, or racism, or in the support of thereof.
This's a very common process in diverse locations and open-minded people, in which multiple cultures accept and adopt others' traditions.
This's rarely a bad thing - examples of when "cultural appropriation" is when the Nazis adopted the Swastika (卍) from Indian religions and therefore gave it a bad name.
Barbaric philosophy of SJWs conclude that cultural appropriation is a grave sin. This SJW philosophy has very common traits with racial segregation, apartheid, racism, and likewise. Although SJWs believe that they're politically correct, this racist barbaric philosophy can easily be categorized under hate speech, discrimination, or racism, or in the support of thereof.
by hi im your average teabag October 17, 2018
Cultural Appropriation is the act of believing that wearing an Asian inspired dress and putting a lampshade on your head while saying 'Ching chong willy wong' are as racist as each other.
Idiot 1: Yo I just cancelled someone for Cultural Appropriation.
Idiot 2: Yo why.
Idiot 1: They wore a dress with an Asian pattern.
Idiot 2: Wow, so inspirational. You are saving the world from all this racism.
Idiot 2: Yo why.
Idiot 1: They wore a dress with an Asian pattern.
Idiot 2: Wow, so inspirational. You are saving the world from all this racism.
by General Clanker March 03, 2021
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
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
Saying this will make your dick shrink by 16 football yards, and micheal myers will bust down your door and fucking kill you. Then your corpse will be cooked medium rare, and fed to dogs.
Jim (wears a sombrero) Fucking retard : YOU FUCKING RACIST THIS IS LITERALLY CULTURAL APPROPRIATION SKSKSKSKKSKSKK
by HighOnNarcotics August 10, 2021
Cultural appropriation does NOT mean white people cannot enjoy any culture outside of their own.
It does NOT mean that people are not allowed to wear certain articles of clothing or participate in ceremonies that come from other cultures. The biggest difference between cultural appropriation and its opposite cultural APPRECIATION is whether or not there is respect and understanding of the culture you are adopting from. Cultural appropriation is when cultural symbols are watered down from their original meaning to the point where there is no longer any respect for the symbol it comes from.
This is NOT an attack on white people. It is not some "SJW" term created to punish white people. It's something that is defined by ignorance and a lack of respect. Interestingly enough, because of the existence of ignorance and a lack of respect of other cultural symbols there has been some desire to ignore the problem that cultural appropriation creates. This can all be solved with the understanding that, for example, wearing a bindi does not automatically mean cultural appropriation so long as you know what a bindi is, why it exists and Indian culture, and what it represents when you are wearing it.
There is a huge difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, and rather than immediately assuming every cultural mixture is one or the other, it's best to be critical and see if the situation provides respect and honor to the culture in question.
It does NOT mean that people are not allowed to wear certain articles of clothing or participate in ceremonies that come from other cultures. The biggest difference between cultural appropriation and its opposite cultural APPRECIATION is whether or not there is respect and understanding of the culture you are adopting from. Cultural appropriation is when cultural symbols are watered down from their original meaning to the point where there is no longer any respect for the symbol it comes from.
This is NOT an attack on white people. It is not some "SJW" term created to punish white people. It's something that is defined by ignorance and a lack of respect. Interestingly enough, because of the existence of ignorance and a lack of respect of other cultural symbols there has been some desire to ignore the problem that cultural appropriation creates. This can all be solved with the understanding that, for example, wearing a bindi does not automatically mean cultural appropriation so long as you know what a bindi is, why it exists and Indian culture, and what it represents when you are wearing it.
There is a huge difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, and rather than immediately assuming every cultural mixture is one or the other, it's best to be critical and see if the situation provides respect and honor to the culture in question.
Josefina: I'm not saying that ANY white guy wearing a shirt with Mayan weaving patterns is cultural appropriation, I'm saying that the weaving design you're wearing is traditionally worn by women during a specific ceremony.
Josh: So I'm a bad guy because I didn't know that? Now I'm just some racist white guy?
Josefina: No, I don't blame you for not knowing, and I never called you racist. I blame Urban Outfitters for copying a design without permission and selling it to you on the false pretenses that it's "authentic" without even using the right design for a young male to wear. Where's the cultural identity? Where's the respect? Urban Outfitters doesn't care about the fact Mayans who receive little money selling their handwoven works, but they will copy their designs for a T-Shirt that will give them endless profit.
Solange: Yeah, this is just like that white guy that went to India to throw a giant wedding party. What a jackass!
Josefina: Actually, he went to India because he appreciated the culture and wanted to experience one of their most sacred ceremonies. Many Indians were involved and it turned out to be a great experience for him. THAT'S not cultural appropriation. Some people take activism to the extreme and apply cultural appropriation to EVERYTHING, which isn't the point. That is just as bad as the people who don't believe that cultural appropriation exists.
Josh: So I'm a bad guy because I didn't know that? Now I'm just some racist white guy?
Josefina: No, I don't blame you for not knowing, and I never called you racist. I blame Urban Outfitters for copying a design without permission and selling it to you on the false pretenses that it's "authentic" without even using the right design for a young male to wear. Where's the cultural identity? Where's the respect? Urban Outfitters doesn't care about the fact Mayans who receive little money selling their handwoven works, but they will copy their designs for a T-Shirt that will give them endless profit.
Solange: Yeah, this is just like that white guy that went to India to throw a giant wedding party. What a jackass!
Josefina: Actually, he went to India because he appreciated the culture and wanted to experience one of their most sacred ceremonies. Many Indians were involved and it turned out to be a great experience for him. THAT'S not cultural appropriation. Some people take activism to the extreme and apply cultural appropriation to EVERYTHING, which isn't the point. That is just as bad as the people who don't believe that cultural appropriation exists.
by TheFlo February 26, 2018