Hello, I am a person of mixed decent- being 1/4 Mexican and 1/4 Jewish and then mostly otherwise white. I am definitely white passing and I know that that comes with a billion privileges. I have a question about appropriation. My sister and I were raised very poor in an very rural community in which there were no other Jewish or Latino families around. Neither of us were able to have a bat mitzvah or quincinera party. If we had a quincinera or bat mitzvah bday party now is that appropriative?
Asked by Anonymous
I really cannot answer this. All I can really say is there is a difference between researching and being taking part in a culture that your family has lost, and are trying to reconnect with, and cultural appropriation.
Sun, Dec 22nd 2013 at 19 PM