Cultural Appropriation Of Dana Schutz

Despite some beliefs, Dana Schutz’s painting is not an instance of cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation is defined as somebody adopting aspects of a culture that is not their own and Dana is not adopting, mocking or taking away from another culture. Instead, she is using her privilege in a positive way. As a white-women, Dana has the ability to display her painting in a museum, bringing light to this tragedy that occurred. If Dana did not use her privilege to display this painting, then who would’ve had the courage to tell this story to audiences? Her painting was not created to make fun of the condition of Emmett’s face when he was found, but rather to educate the audience on how awful this event was for the black community. This