Cultural appropriation is the adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group.

Examples

[Gwen Stefani]Gwen Stefani


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Which tweet made you say "holy shit" the most?

NSFW language in link.

How would you describe people of different ethnicities/races when writing about them in fiction ( Read more... )

This morning I wondered just how many - if any - black people I have actually met in my life. This doesn't include train conductors or other people that I might have met once a year or something, I am talking children in school, coworkers, landlords and so on. It surprised me to realise that I haven't -really- met a single black person in my life. ( Read more... )

When you think of asians, what type of asian do you think of ( Read more... )

Do you think porn increases racial prejudice ( Read more... )

Inspired by The View (I didn't watch it but stumbled on a brief blurb about it) do you think it's OK for black people to use the N-word but not OK for white people to use it? What are your general thoughts on the subject?

How do you feel about interracial relationships?

I'm mulatto (which means that I'm a living, breathing product of one) and I pursue Asian women very aggressively (but that is not why I've come all the way here (twice) and studied two of the languages--it's not necessary) so I don't have any problems with...that stuff.

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Do you consider it racist for many Americans to want English to become the official language of the US?

Someone recently asked me what nationality I was.

My answer: 100% Irish on both sides of my family

What nationality/nationalities are you?

**EDIT**

Where are your ancestors from?