Profound Apropriation And Cultural Appropriation By James O. Young

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Even though there are many forms of cultural appropriation such as object appropriation, only two will be discussed. This is because they are the two most commonly practiced forms. The second most common form of cultural appropriation is content appropriation. Content appropriation is slightly different than subject appropriation even though their names are mere synonyms. In “Profound Offense and Cultural Appropriation” James O. Young defines content appropriation as Content Appropriation:When content appropriation occurs, an artist uses the cultural products of another culture in his or her own works of art. This sort of appropriation is quite various….sometimes the content appropriated is not an entire work of art but rather a style …show more content…

Since they participate in cultural appropriation, people think it is okay to participate in it as well and that nobody is exempt from it. This is why celebrities and social media have such a large impact on the effects of cultural appropriation in the future on ethnic groups. In the article “Profound Offense and Cultural Appropriation” James O.Young states, If we keep letting celebrities aminish such traditions that carry magnitude for an entire group of people (a group that white people invaded and colonized long ago), we’ll never teach the next generation what it means to politely appreciate other cultures. (J. …show more content…

Cultural appropriation continues to negatively impact racial and ethnic groups because people today lack the sensitivity and logic to know when they are taking part in cultural appropriation, they are unaware of when “borrowing” becomes cultural appropriation, cultural appropriation will continue to affect generations to come, cultural appropriation is still tolerated in society, cultural appropriation come in various forms that are still practiced on a large scale, and because people do not know that certain ethnic and cultural groups are exempt from being cultural appropriators. In this paper, it has been discussed what cultural appropriation is, when borrowing becomes cultural appropriation, what borrowing is, the forms of cultural appropriation, when cultural appropriation takes place, who participates, and the effect it has on society, ethnic groups, as well as the past present and future. Cultural appropriation is a very complicated and desensitized subject. Due to the fact it is very centered around one’s perspective. People should care more about this because it

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