I remember when "cultural appropriation" was seen as a sign of an inclusive society

[ancianita]

139. Cultural segregation, indeed. It happens in a country where everyone comes from everywhere else.

DU needs to clear up the terms "cultural appropriation" and "theft." According to Wiki P, appropriation applies to the indigenous groups only. It's a form of syncretism, which has been around since Egyptian and Persian antiquity. Now, if the indigenous don't mind sharing, since they have also enjoyed some acquisitions from the dominant culture, perhaps we can get to some point of peace about the nature of what's "American culture." Again, if there are any battles over appropriation, they should be about indigenous land, culture and artifacts.

Other groups have legal recourse to do 'turf' battles. Which race presumes to tell another race the rules for offense and offence is a silly framing of the issue of what really can or can't be proven to be theft. Whining about the 'appropriating' of race related cultural artifacts here to detect or otherwise flush out bigots, racists or hubris is yet another recipe for haterade.

What a lot of the 'appropriation' claims here are really about -- some people's attempt to control their culture's use elsewhere -- is what's called turf protection. If it's not turf protection, then the proofs for theft should be made.

If the issues don't fall under either the proper definitions of "cultural appropriation" or "theft," then the 'offended' need to own that they're just walking around with their control freak dukes up because they want cultural segregation.

They ought to be careful of getting what they want, though.