cultural appropriation
The exploitative, oppressive and/or inaccurate cooption of elements of one culture by…The (often financially) exploitative, oppressive and/or inaccurate cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture, often of those which have a history of stigmatisation.
» Cultural appropriation is a nuanced topic.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The (often financially) exploitative, oppressive and/or inaccurate cooption of elements of one culture by members of a different culture, often of those which have a history of stigmatisation.
White Americans engaged in cultural appropriation when they performed dances involving blackface and mock Native American regalia.
kulturelle Aneignung
Examples
5 sentencesCultural appropriation is a nuanced topic.
What is cultural appropriation?
ruЧто такое культурная апроприация? — Karok
Cultural appropriation isn't a thing.
Cultural appropriation isn't cultural appreciation.
Caleb got really angry when, screaming about cultural appropriation, Keiko called out his man-bun.
Translations
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Forms
plural: cultural appropriations| Singular | cultural appropriation |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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