• RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    20 hours ago

    True, but there are nuances. Stealing a symbol and giving it new meaning by using it for a different purpose is obviously a worse kind of appropriation than adopting language and culture.

    • rainrain@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      33·
      20 hours ago

      So it’s not just regular appropriation, it’s the bad kind of appropriation. Because they’re bad.

      Have I got that right?

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        16 hours ago

        Appropriation implies a form of exclusivity and denying the original’s validity. As in:

        KKK took that symbol and forever changed everyone’s association with it to their own org.

        It’s not appropriation to use a thing, it’s appropriation to treat your use of the thing as the correct/real one.