Defnitions
Everyday Examples
Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation
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A comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward someone from a cultural/racial minority group.
microaggression
100
The Edmonton Football Team changed their name from Edmonton Eskimos to Edmonton Elks due to culturally appropriately what culture?
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Indigenous culture
100
Cultural appreciation or appropriation?: Non-Muslim celebrities or models wearing hijabs as a fashion piece
Cultural appropriation
200
The practice of wearing makeup to imitate the appearance of a black person
Blackface
200
Cultural appropriation can be seen often on this specific day each year where people wear other cultures traditional clothing as costumes.
What is Halloween?
200
Cultural appreciation or appropriation?:
Having an interest in learning about specific a culture
Cultural appreciation
300
An example of cultural appropriation is shown by models wearing turbans as fashion accessories, which appropriate which religious group?
Sikh community
300
During the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, many people posted a Black square on their instagram, captioning #BlackoutTuesday. This is an example of what?
Performative Activism
300
This artist sparked some controversy when she wore a Bindi, an Indian-inspired dress, and used Bollywood inspired dance moves during the MTV Movie Awards in 2013.
Selena Gomez
400
This celebrity culturally appropriated cornrows and called them this name
"boxer braids"
400
This statement: "You are pretty for a dark skin girl" is an example of what?
Microagression
400
Cultural appreciation or appropriation?:
You receive an invitation to a Muslim wedding, so you do some research on traditional weddings to learn what to expect and how to dress. Based on your research you bring a scarf and cover your head to show respect during the wedding.
Cultural Appreciation