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Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation
According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (n.d.), cultural appreciation is when an individual’s goal is to understand, learn, and honour a culture without any self benefit; contrastingly, cultural appropriation is the act of adopting certain elements from another culture without understanding and permission for use (Young Women’s Christian Association, 2023), often benefitting the individual socially or financially. In short, appropriation harms marginalised communitie
Apr 14, 2025
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