Cultural Appropriation
It's a thing these days: people protesting the casual adoption of things of deep significance to certain other cultures, for fashions, for hair styles. But it is right in there with calling a sports team The Red Skins, Indians, Braves, etc. which are just about all based on non-Indian popular misperceptions and prejudices, where the fashion thing is more about simply trivializing. But when you think about it, it's also the transmission of local tradition and culture into a wider setting, much... Sign in to see full entry.