Tag: Cultural Appropriation

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Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

November 22, 2017
Sahar's Blog Cultural Appropriation Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

This post on cultural appropriation inspired some very interesting conversations.  Most interesting was the fact that most reactions came from well-meaning individuals who work hard on eliminating prejudices from their day-to-day lives.  It’s difficult for people like us to realise that, despite all the time, energy, and love we put into this cause, we might… Read More Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

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Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

August 4, 2015
Sahar's Blog Cultural Appropriation Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

Last week’s post on cultural appropriation inspired some very interesting conversations. Most interesting was the fact that most reactions came from well-meaning individuals who work hard on eliminating prejudices from their day-to-day lives. It’s difficult for people like us to realise that, despite all the time, energy, and love we put into this cause, we… Read More Cultural Appropriation: Contextualizing our Work to Eliminate All Prejudices

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Are We Unintentionally Appropriating Black Culture? A Difficult but Important Question to Reflect on

July 28, 2015

It’s funny how we can fool ourselves into believing we are doing everything we can only to have our eyes opened—sometimes painfully—by something seemingly minor. I have always prided myself on not being racist. While just like everyone else, I make flash judgments based on experience, I am also very aware of this pattern of… Read More Are We Unintentionally Appropriating Black Culture? A Difficult but Important Question to Reflect on