Cultural appropriation
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Illustration: A 1900 William H. West minstrel show poster, originally published by the Strobridge Litho Co., shows the transformation from white to "black".
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Cultural appropriation is the adoption or appropriation of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group. It denotes acculturation or assimilation, but often connotes a negative view towards acculturation from a minority culture by a dominant culture. It can include the introduction of forms of dress or personal adornment, music and art, religion, language, or social behavior. These elements, once removed from their indigenous cultural contexts, may take on meanings that are significantly divergent from, or merely less nuanced than, those they originally held. Or, they may be stripped of meaning altogether.
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Examples
- African art's influence on Western art
- Cultural appropriation in western music
- Primitivism in western art
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See also
- Acculturation
- Appropriation
- Blackface
- Civilizing mission
- Co-optation
- Colonialism
- Cultural assimilation
- Cultural appropriation in Western music
- Cultural diffusion
- Cultural diversity
- Cultural imperialism
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Détournement
- Enculturation
- Exoticism
- Imperialism
- Isolationism
- Indigenous intellectual property
- Noble savage
- Plastic Paddy
- Plastic shaman
- Poseur
- Reappropriation
- Recuperation (sociology)
- Syncretism
- Transculturation
- Westernisation
- Wigger
- Xenocentrism
- white people adopting elements of African-American culture
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