Indigenous Rising

socialjusticecriticisms:

I’ve noticed a lot of talk about “cultural appropriation" which is pretty much defined as the act of “stealing" some element of cultural expression from another culture.

And this bothers me as an American. Because, while it wasn’t the original intended purpose of America, it’s become an…

Cultural appreciation is a good thing; however, wearing racist stereotyped costume or stealing significant cultural items is not appreciation.