Tfw you find out you’re appropriating your own culture

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Sirnando138 on August 27th, 2020 at 03:41 UTC »

“Just because you like to go to Puerto Rico on vacation doesn’t mean you can hang that flag all over your restaurant.”

I’ve been told this twice since I opened 3 years ago. I’m Puerto Rican.

k1r0v_report1ng on August 27th, 2020 at 06:10 UTC »

Wish I could've seen the look on the other person's face when they realized they just said that a Filipino was appropriating Filipino culture.. Probably found something else to bitch and moan about. Some people just live to complain.

RetroPalace on August 27th, 2020 at 06:17 UTC »

Yesterday on namenerds, people were discussing the name Freya, which was in the top 10 most popular girls names in England and Wales in 2019 for the first time.

Someone commented that they felt uncomfortable with that being such a popular name in England and Wales and compared it to if Parvati or Lakshmi became the most popular name, across all households. A couple of people had to point out that the name is Norse in origin and England and Scotland were invaded by the Vikings, of course the name has roots here.

I understand there are situations where cultural appropriation is wrong, e.g. using a religious headdress at a festival, profiting of another culture's traditions but people should try and have some understanding of the culture they're defending before they start attacking things they don't understand themselves.