Five things white people should know about cultural appropriation

[Cerridwen]

67. sarah palin made a point of wearing a Star of David during several

interviews.

Does anyone here think she actually honors or respects Jewish traditions and/or religion? Or, do you think she appropriated that symbol for her own cynical ends? Maybe it was just a fashion accessory?

Following the attempted assassination of Congressperson Gabrielle Giffords that resulted in 19 injured and 6 dead, palin was criticized for her rhetoric and her use of the "cross-hairs map." she equated the criticism to "blood libel."

she, and others of her ilk within the r/w movement, have attempted many times to appropriate the language of the Civil Rights movement, and its leaders, as descriptive of their own "persecution" and "oppression."

The r/w noise machine has spent decades appropriating images and words from populist movements and twisting their meanings and context to a perversion that fits their narrative. Fascists called themselves socialists. White supremacists argue they aren't racist, they're just "proud of their heritage like blacks and Jews are."

They have appropriated the US flag; the Christian cross including a perversion of Jesus' teachings; even the description of d/Democrat and d/Democratic, liberal, socialist, and even the word "victim" is now an insult rather than a figure of compassion.

The iconographic images of the Boston Tea Party have been turned into "teabagging for Jesus."

Susan B. Anthony's name has been appropriated for use by an anti-woman organization.

Can you see cultural appropriation when it is done to your culture and language, your values and your history? Or do you honestly believe the things I've listed above were just innocent appropriations of values, language, and culture that the r/wers borrowed because they respected and honored those values and ideals?