• crispy_kilt@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    but as a way to stop them from “stealing” from other cultures

    It’s not possible to steal culture, this is ridiculous

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      10 months ago

      Hence the quotation marks, telling someone they’re doing cultural appropriation is basically accusing them of stealing something that’s unique to another culture and that can’t be replicated by someone who isn’t part of it.