Original sentence: , without any overarching cultural context.A common sort of cultural appropriation is the theft of the iconography of another culture.It has been argued that such action not only steals from the originating culture, but also defiles its people because it reduces them to an act, image, phrase, etc.Obvious examples include tattoos of Hindu gods, Polynesian tribal iconography, or even Kanji tattoos by people who have no interest in, or understanding of, their rich cultural significance.When combined with cultural appropriation, particularly if the cultural expression in its original context has attendant religious or spiritual value, or is an important factor in forging group identity, there is a sense that the subject culture has been cheapened or made a "meaningless" part of pop culture, and a sense of exploitation.When these artifacts are regarded as objects that merely "look cool," or when they are cheaply mass produced as consumer kitsch, people who venerate and wish to preserve their indigenous cultural traditions are often offended
Edited sentence: A common sort of cultural appropriation in the is the theft of the iconography of another culture.By turning them into nothing more than "something that looks cool" they not only make themselves look foolish, but offer a slap in the face the group they stole from.It has been argued that such action not only steals from the originating culture but also defiles its people because it reduces them to an act/image/phrase/etc.Obvious examples includes tattoos of Hindu gods, Polynesian tribal iconography, or even Kanji tattoos by people who have no real understanding of the meanings behind these symbols.When combined with cultural appropriation, particularly if the cultural expression in its original context has attendant religious or spiritual value, or is an important factor in forging group identity there is a sense that subject culture has been cheapened or made a "meaningless" part of pop culture and of exploitation.without the implicit overarching cultural context