Cultural Appropriation
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Is Cultural Appropriation Harmful?
There are many cases when the charge that cultural appropriation is harmful makes a lot of sense. But then you also might worry that this claim of harm doesn't cover all cases of cultural appropriation. So we need to discuss how her wearing box braids would still be cultural appropriation, even though there is not a quote harm. When a group is oppressed, members of dominant groups shouldn't appropriate elements from those who are or have been oppressed in ways that draw attention to the power imbalance and how it benefits the appropriator.
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