Hip Hop: An Automatic Cultural Appropriation Of Culture
Cultural exchange is something that has been happening for centuries. It allows people to learn more and experience other cultures through “mutual understanding, equality, and respect.” Now there seems to be confusion on where cultural exchange ends and cultural appropriation begins.
Cultural appropriation is the “taking [of] intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else's culture without permission.” Instead of educating and spreading knowledge about different cultures and practices, the way cultural exchange does, cultural appropriation is detrimental because it enables others to profit off of the aspects of a culture while the social, political, and economic state of those who have produced …show more content…
In my opinion, the answer is no. What classifies them as cultural appropriators is when they are utilizing and making a profit off of the music of the oppressed, but they are not making any strides to end social and/or political injustice for said oppressed. Because of the injustices of the past (inflicted upon POC by non-POC) along with the current injustices and oppression that POC have to deal with every day, people need to look deeper into hip hop than just another music genre that everyone has access …show more content…
We are saying that people have to realize that everything is connected. It isn’t as simple as someone liking something and then wanting to participate in it. People have to understand that, although there are some things, through your perspective, that seem innocent and shouldn’t offend anyone, almost everything, especially in the cultures of POC, is deeply rooted and filled with meaning. It also, in most cases, has either sprouted in the face of oppression or is one of the things that has been an outlet, despite oppression, that POC can take comfort and pride in and also has built the foundation to their very sense of self.
Hopefully, now that you have read my essay, we can understand exactly what cultural appropriation is, and why there is such a desperate need to analyze our actions and the ways we interact and share with each other. Remember that cultural appropriation is essentially cultural change gone wrong. If everyone makes efforts to correct this, we can all enjoy, with caution, everyone’s cultures, ideas, and
Cultural appropriation is the “taking [of] intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from someone else's culture without permission.” Instead of educating and spreading knowledge about different cultures and practices, the way cultural exchange does, cultural appropriation is detrimental because it enables others to profit off of the aspects of a culture while the social, political, and economic state of those who have produced …show more content…
In my opinion, the answer is no. What classifies them as cultural appropriators is when they are utilizing and making a profit off of the music of the oppressed, but they are not making any strides to end social and/or political injustice for said oppressed. Because of the injustices of the past (inflicted upon POC by non-POC) along with the current injustices and oppression that POC have to deal with every day, people need to look deeper into hip hop than just another music genre that everyone has access …show more content…
We are saying that people have to realize that everything is connected. It isn’t as simple as someone liking something and then wanting to participate in it. People have to understand that, although there are some things, through your perspective, that seem innocent and shouldn’t offend anyone, almost everything, especially in the cultures of POC, is deeply rooted and filled with meaning. It also, in most cases, has either sprouted in the face of oppression or is one of the things that has been an outlet, despite oppression, that POC can take comfort and pride in and also has built the foundation to their very sense of self.
Hopefully, now that you have read my essay, we can understand exactly what cultural appropriation is, and why there is such a desperate need to analyze our actions and the ways we interact and share with each other. Remember that cultural appropriation is essentially cultural change gone wrong. If everyone makes efforts to correct this, we can all enjoy, with caution, everyone’s cultures, ideas, and