Randa Jarrar is back to remind us just how atrocious an idea "cultural appropriation" is. A few weeks ago, the Palestinian-American feminist made a splash with an article in Salon explaining "Why I Can't Stand White Belly Dancers." Her argument, to the extent she offers one, is that this is a peculiar form of exploitation called "cultural appropriation." She ends with the advice: "Find another form of self-expression. Make sure you're not appropriating someone else's."
The Appropriation of Culture
The Appropriation of Culture
The Appropriation of Culture
Randa Jarrar is back to remind us just how atrocious an idea "cultural appropriation" is. A few weeks ago, the Palestinian-American feminist made a splash with an article in Salon explaining "Why I Can't Stand White Belly Dancers." Her argument, to the extent she offers one, is that this is a peculiar form of exploitation called "cultural appropriation." She ends with the advice: "Find another form of self-expression. Make sure you're not appropriating someone else's."