Culture Appropriation: The Depths of Borrowing and Blending
Cultural appropriation, a multifaceted and frequently overlooked issue, invades various features of our society, extending from dialect and fashion to music and social media trends. However, amid this borrowing and blending of societies, how profound is our understanding of the traditions we join? Cultural appropriation is a layered and nuanced phenomenon that numerous individuals have trouble understanding and may not be mindful that they, themselves, are partaking in the act as well. In its simplest form, cultural appropriation is “the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, particularly without appearing to understand or respect this culture. This is an issue that is rarely recognized and tackled by the society. Regularly, individuals inadvertently take part in the act because they are unaware of the cultural significance behind certain symbols or pract...