How to be Antiracist. Advice with my Indigenous sister @0ki_braveone
Channel: Tricia.E
Date: 2023-02-21

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https://time.com/5548379/pocahontas-real-meaning/

https://au.reachout.com/articles/why-cultural-appropriation-isnt-cool

https://apihtawikosisan.com/hall-of-shame/an-open-letter-to-non-natives-in-headdresses/

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-active-listening-3024343

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a22717725/what-is-toxic-white-feminism/
When people take elements of another culture for their own use, they often adopt certain aspects and reject others that don’t interest them, instead of trying to understand the culture as a whole.

This belittles the significance behind cultural items or practices.

Many American sports teams use totem poles, headdresses, “native dances, war cries” that mock Indigenous practices. This appropriation ignores the fact that white settlers forced many Native Americans to give up their culture, and they criticized as “heathen” and “savage” the sacred traditions that are now misrepresented for profit. Since appropriation tends to romanticize or sexualize certain cultural elements, it can perpetuate stereotypes and racism. It also drowns out the voices of people who belong to a given culture by giving outsiders who’ve appropriated it more space.You might disagree, but do some research of your own before making excuses or insisting on your right to use the item, wear the clothing, or say the word. Though the person calling you out might have an explanation about why something is appropriative, you should always be ready to learn on your own instead of looking to others to educate you.
Active listening is a communication skill that involves going beyond simply hearing the words that another person speaks but also seeking to understand the meaning and intent behind them. It requires being an active participant in the communication process. 
A microaggression is a comment or action that negatively targets a marginalized person or group. A microaggression can be intentional or accidental. It is a form of discrimination. People who engage in microaggressions may mean no harm toward the person or group being targeted. They may not even realize that they are making a microaggressive comment or action.

So, does this mean it’s always wrong to engage with a different culture?
Nope! There are times when it’s encouraged to try something from a different culture. Being invited to an Indian wedding where the hosts are cool with you wearing traditional clothing is not cultural appropriation. You’re invited to take part by people from that culture. So, the all-important ideas of dominance and oppression don’t exist here, which is what makes cultural appropriation a big deal in the first place. So why am I posting this? Not only to point out the ignorance of commenters on the internet, we all knew that already, but to point out how cliched and cyclical this conversation is. That awesome bingo card? made at least a year ago. This, sadly, isn’t new. These arguments continue to be brought up, and marginalized voices speaking out continue to be dismissed.
People are getting defensive, people are throwing the “omg it’s just fashion, get over it!” card, and people are getting downright nasty. 

Certain behaviors are never appreciative.:Always avoid: dressing up as someone from another culture as a costume
wearing blackface
Wearing clothing or jewelry with religious or spiritual significance when you don’t practice that religion
any behavior that stereotypes or puts down members of another culture
These actions don’t benefit anyone but you.
How outrageous and offensive does it have to get before people stop and take notice? Rolling on the floor in a sacred war bonnet on national television?EMBARRASSING (looking at you Ke$ha)giving yourself a fake “Indian” name for the sake of publicity,(that’s you Speidi)? Mocking religious practices. (Racist MATH teacher,) Candice Reed, was caught on video wearing a fake Native American headdress while stomping and hollering around the classroom, has been doing the same bizarre trigonometry lesson for nearly a decade.🙄🤮 'There is a pretense that women of color are on equal footing with white women - but it's only insofar as it benefits white women.'

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