Cultural Appropriation

I have personally taken part in Cultural appropriation. Have you?
From wearing Henna on my hands to tight braids in my hair. My friends have also taken part in Cultural appropriation, from getting symbols in other languages tattooed on themselves to wearing a bindi to festival. We all think it's just a fashion trend and move on, but it's not it's a part of someone's culture, they have been brought up with.

I can never decide if it is right or wrong. 

 

I love finding out other peoples views on the subject. I have asked people from different ethnic background what their views are it is surprising what other people think. Some people think that is completely expectable within reason, for example a tattoo of a Buddha may be offensive to Buddhists. I had never thought about any of this before doing this project. We completely take it all for granted.

 

When wearing a garment that is on trend we need to think where did this concept come from, does it have history, is it disrespectful to wear it? From speaking to people from different culture backgrounds they do believe that it is nice to have people getting involved in other peoples cultures and wanting to learn more about them. It just depends how far they take it and if they are respectable, it would not be right to dress as a Muslim if you are not supporting the religion. It is so open and everyone has a different opinion that is why it is so difficult to find the line that people cross to make it offensive.  

 

We all idolise celebrities from the likes of Kylie Jenner to Rita Ora who have both taken part in cultural appropriation and not batted an eye lid. I may be defensive when writing this blog post but I have learnt a lot and will take into consideration what I wear before I wear it.

 

The big question is where do you draw the line??

I could go on forever about what I think is right and what I think is wrong and then contradict myself a few weeks later.

 

 

 

Here is a link to a you tube video by Amanda Stenburg, telling us her views on cultural appropriation. 

 

Link to YouTube Video for more information from Amanda Stenburg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1KJRRSB_XA