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[–] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

True, but there are nuances. Stealing a symbol and giving it new meaning by using it for a different purpose is obviously a worse kind of appropriation than adopting language and culture.

[–] rainrain@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So it's not just regular appropriation, it's the bad kind of appropriation. Because they're bad.

Have I got that right?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Appropriation implies a form of exclusivity and denying the original's validity. As in:

KKK took that symbol and forever changed everyone's association with it to their own org.

It's not appropriation to use a thing, it's appropriation to treat your use of the thing as the correct/real one.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 days ago

Yes. Cause it's different when I do it. I really have to sit with this.