Art, literature, iconography, and adornment A common example of cultural appropriation is the adoption of the iconography of another culture, and using it for purposes that are unintended by the original culture or even offensive to that culture's mores. Examples include sports teams using Native American tribal names or images as mascots;  wearing jewelry or fashion with religious symbols such as the war bonnet, medicine wheel, or cross without any belief in the religion behind them ; and copying iconography from another culture's history such as Polynesian tribal tattoos, Chinese characters, or Celtic art worn without regard to their original cultural significance  . Critics of the practice of cultural appropriation contend that divorcing this iconography from its cultural context or treating it as kitsch risks offending people who venerate and wish to preserve their cultural traditions.Ehrlich, Brenna (4 June 2014) "Here's Why You Shouldn't Wear A Native American Headdress " for MTV News.Freda, Elizabeth (28 July 2014) "Music Festival Is Banning Cultural Appropriation, aka Hipsters Wearing Native American Headdresses " for EOnline.Zimmerman, Amy (4 June 2014) "Pharrell, Harry Styles, and Native American Appropriation " for The Daily Beast.
Art, literature, iconography, and adornment A common example of cultural appropriation is the adoption of the iconography of another culture, and using it for purposes that are unintended by the original culture or even offensive to that culture's mores. Examples include sports teams using Native American tribal names or images as mascots; people not from the originating culture wearing jewelry or fashion that incorporates religious symbols such as the medicine wheel, or cross without any belief in the religion behind them , or wearing items of deep cultural significance and status that must be earned, such as a war bonnet, without having earned the right. Copying iconography from another culture's history such as Polynesian tribal tattoos, Chinese characters, or Celtic art worn without regard to their original cultural significance may also be considered appropriation . Critics of the practice of cultural appropriation contend that divorcing this iconography from its cultural context or treating it as kitsch risks offending people who venerate and wish to preserve their cultural traditions.Ehrlich, Brenna (4 June 2014) "Here's Why You Shouldn't Wear A Native American Headdress " for MTV News.Freda, Elizabeth (28 July 2014) "Music Festival Is Banning Cultural Appropriation, aka Hipsters Wearing Native American Headdresses " for EOnline.Zimmerman, Amy (4 June 2014) "Pharrell, Harry Styles, and Native American Appropriation " for The Daily Beast.
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people not from the originating culture
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war bonnet,
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, or wearing items of deep cultural significance and status that must be earned, such as a war bonnet, without having earned the right. Copying
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may also be considered appropriation