I Am Going to Say Something Controversial
Cultural appropriation is not a thing.
In the extremely rare cases of say, the Nazis co-opting the swastika, I could make an exception. They literally took a symbol from another culture and made it their own. It was deliberate. And let's be clear: there's a difference between disrespecting/mocking someone's culture and "cultural appropriation". The latter usually refers to an unintentional "misuse" of something that [i]belongs[/i] to another culture. But define "belong" and define "misuse". You'll find fewer and fewer examples fit the bill.
In the extremely rare cases of say, the Nazis co-opting the swastika, I could make an exception. They literally took a symbol from another culture and made it their own. It was deliberate. And let's be clear: there's a difference between disrespecting/mocking someone's culture and "cultural appropriation". The latter usually refers to an unintentional "misuse" of something that [i]belongs[/i] to another culture. But define "belong" and define "misuse". You'll find fewer and fewer examples fit the bill.
