fuck yeah cultural appropriation

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March 2011

8 posts

Anonymous asked: oh hey fyca, i really dug yr semiotics explanation. oh jeez askers i feel uncomfortable about the question of whether it's "okay" to wear/do/eat/say something. i feel that the subtext is "how can i get away with as much as possible and have it still be 'okay.'" it made me think about how with sexual consent, there's like a big difference between asking,...

February 2011

47 posts

evangelicat asked: I wasn't sure if the last ask was directed towards me or not, but I am going to assume it was due to the pinoy mention? Anyways, the part I was specifying was kind of the middle part that had to do with imperialism and such, since you guys seem to really know your stuff and I am not really as acquainted with cultural studies as I would like to be.

I will make sure to revise the...

Anonymous asked: Maybe this was already asked/answered, but why are there no pictures of any races besides caucasians on here? You could easily say that there are other races who act "white". I feel offended as a white person by the posts on this Tumblr. You are no less racist than the people you post on here. Have you ever considered that perhaps people dress up in Native American headdresses and such...

leachigan-deactivated20130408 asked: Half Native's seal of approval for you. <3

Anonymous asked: Just wondered if you knew about this:
http://whatfreshhellisthis.tumblr.com/post/3526478230/dreadlocks-semiotics-and-cultural-appropriation-an

thelxiepeia-deactivated20120710 asked: My love for you would increase 5,000,000 fold if you made a semiotics Tumblr, and I didn't even think it was possible to love you more. That sounds incredibly lame and sappy, but it's just the truth.

Anonymous asked: is there a way to "submit pictures of yr racist friends!" anonymously?

theoldfactory-deactivated201105 asked: Oh uh I just looked at some of your older posts. Never mind about that last ask. Disregard haha. Sorry.

gicester-deactivated20110914 asked: So, let me ask this.
Say i did get a mohawk, or get dreads, or say i have a dream catcher, etc. If i know the history, meaning and symbolism of the haircut/item, is it completely okay to have a dream catcher, to have dreads, to have a mohawk? Considering that i'm white. Even though i personally think it should be completely fine if your educated on the subject, i was wondering your...

athenasaurus asked: I really like that you maintain ambiguity in all of this. This is not cut and dry territory, and anyone who says it is is kidding themselves. Thanks for being honest about it.

basedmcgoats asked: I'm curious and trying to figure this out. there is no way that one can live their life without utilizing some aspect of someone else's culture, it is inherent in interacting with others.
I know that cultural appropriation is bad, it is racist, it is oppressive and offensive. I know this and I absolutely do not want to offend or marginalize people further. My question is: is there...

Anonymous asked: Whats your opinion on hip-hop appropriation? Hip-hop is rooted in Jamaican political resistance as well as Black ad Puerto-Rican political resistance in the states. It is predominantly known as a Black art form.

So is it appropriation when people who are not Black, Jamaican, or Puerto Rican us the art form? Is it only appropriation when its not done in the spirit of...

Anonymous asked: http://thebutterflytribe.com/articles/historyofdreadlocks.html

Anonymous asked: Wait, do you not like Sherman Alexie? I think he's a great writer.

Anonymous asked: how do you think food fits into cultural appropriation? is it appropriation to eat a dish that might have a certain significance in another culture without acknowledging that significance?

Anonymous asked: QUESTION: I'M AN OFF-WHITE PERSON* WHO RECOGNIZES THAT THE U.S. IS A SETTLER STATE/COLONY. WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP THE REVOLUTION? SHOULD I LEAVE THE COUNTRY? /OFF-WHITE GUILT & ASK-A-BROWN-PERSON TIME.

Anonymous asked: So what culture, exactly, do dreads come from?

Anonymous asked: Just wondered if you knew about this:
http://whatfreshhellisthis.tumblr.com/post/3526478230/dreadlocks-semiotics-and-cultural-appropriation-an

Anonymous asked: what about those of us who like your blog and have trouble reading or understanding posts made in all caps? it can be hard for people with dyslexia or any number of other hardships.

oyveyzqueer asked: Ah, sorry, disregard my last ask. It's stupid, I know I'll never wear a sari anyway. I'd feel way too awkward and culture-stealing and gross. I'll just stick to drooling over pretty pictures of saris online.

Anonymous asked: Is it considered cultural appropriation for a white person to wear moccasins/fringed boots?

tylerdusty asked: I have nothing to ask, but something to say. Why are you so hateful? You act like you want peace but you scream at everything. I am Native American too and have my legal Native American Card showing that I'm 1/32 Choctaw, so I'm not speaking from a white man's view here. You degrade everything on here and it's sad. I see you hate everything with a headdress in it and I honestly...

http://fav.me/d2rs6o8 This got a Daily Deviation feature on deviantART today. Bonus: you can play Cultural Appropriation Bingo with the comments!

femme-in-floral asked: hey I'm totally asking this in a serious, not snarky way, but what about dreamcatchers? Is it like most other cultural appropriation-type business where if you got it from someone who was native, or bought it from a native craftsperson it's okay, and if you got it from urban outfitters/forever 21/wherever else stupid dumbfuck place you're messed up? I was just wondering what your...

this-spaceship asked: Hey there, so I was reading this from an earlier post: http://fuckyeahculturalappropriation.tumblr.com/post/1663733383/i-am-a-bit-confused-about-the-cultural-appropriation

I think it would be helpful if you linked to a few resources (e.g. sites, books, articles) that gave an unbiased explanation of cultural appropriation/studies, since many websites and sources (e.g. teachers) are...

glitteranddoomed asked: I just found this blog, and after your response to the "you sell your culture at roadsides" anon I can only say to you that I WANT TO KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH.

absentee-debate-deactivated2012 asked: as much as i appreciate your insight and blog, the way you answer your questions in all caps makes it difficult for me to take you too seriously. just my opinion or whatever.
keep up the good work

do-fish-have-fingers asked: I love flapper- and burlesque-inspired fashion, both of which often incorporate feathered headbands and headdresses (ones that look really totally different from Native American ones, though). Would you consider that cultural appropriation?

Anonymous asked: So if I am a white person who goes to Tanzania, shops at a market managed and staffed by Maasai people, buys a piece of jewelry and wears it, is that cultural appropriation?

Anonymous asked: so the girl photo in this photo
http://fuckyeahculturalappropriation.tumblr.com/post/2936735164/as-a-half-native-woman-i-feel-disrespected-by
said this in her description of her post
http://ftbh.blogspot.com/2011/01/pry-bbe.html

Anonymous asked: Wow. I am so glad you have so much to be outraged by.

Anonymous asked: I'm afraid this is another ask about dreadlocks; please feel free to smack me down if I say anything bigoted. I am white and I have intensely curly light hair that's extremely difficult to control; brushing it any time but before a wash causes it to turn into a longterm ball of fine, itchy fluff (the wash just calms the fluffiness down), so I leave it unbrushed between washes and often...

lostmymojo asked: Why haven't I seen this blog before? YOU KICK ASS!!! I'm pretty sure I love you, and that maybe we're soulmates or something. Probably I'm just tired and I need sleep, but I still love you.

Anonymous asked: "As a half-Native woman, I feel disrespected by people who want to buy my culture and take cute pictures in items that represent things for my culture."

- But doesn't your culture sell itself at roadside booths on all of the reservations in America? Doesn't my culture (Jewish) do the same in my own homeland of Israel, usually in the form of objects that hold...

do-fish-have-fingers asked: Why do you type all of your posts in caps? Your blog is cool, but the capslock is pretty annoying.

Anonymous asked: I don't think that having a mohawk or dreads is inappropriate. First off, many cultures, not just rasta blacks or Mohawk Native Americans, have had dreads and mohawks. To say that dreads are a hairstyle that belongs to/was created by black rastafarians in the early 20th century is inaccurate. Yes, the hairstyle is associated with many black liberation movements, but was also worn by Celts and...

turbobie-deactivated20120416 asked: "kill whitey?"
I was agreeing with this blog until you pulled that one.

Anonymous asked: So what if someone or even ~hipsters~ are wearing around/owning something like headdresses, et c. that isn't a part of the culture they were born in to, is there a difference between them wearing a headress or painting themselves to look *cute and doing it or having something of a different culture because they are interested in it and the culture? I'm sincerely curious to what is...

foulowl-deactivated20110604 asked: Hello! I'm writing to say I've been reading for a couple weeks and I really, really loved your post on the semiotics of cultural artifacts and why it is appropriative to sport them when the wearer/owner doesn't actively participate in the culture itself. I even printed out a copy to have on hand in my school binder, because this issue comes up ALL THE TIME in my academic classes...

Anonymous asked: Hi. I've been combatting cultural appropriation for a few years now and going the best to educate my friends an the community around me and it is soo refreshing to fin this blog. I do however have one question and one critique. Q. How do you all feel about music and cultural appropriation? Hip-hop and white kids, indian music and neo-hippies, gregorian chanting and atheists? C. Enough head...

Anonymous asked: dude, you can't just be reposting things from your own tumblr.
NOT cool.

Anonymous asked: Is belly dance cultural appropriation?

nikiya asked: BEST SITE. A+. LMFAO ALL THE WHINING IN YOUR ASK BOX.
what i don't get is what is so hard about going "oh wow this is offensive, i guess i should lay off of it." i mean i guess that would require admitting something you are doing is wrong, as well as not playing that stupid game of "WELL /YOU/ DO /THIS/" or "/THIS/ IS OKAY TO MY ___ FRIEND" about it. too...