Appropriation vs. Appreciation
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Cultural appropriation is when people take things with cultural significance for there own entertainment and profit. Most of the time this occurs because that certain something is deemed as cool or high fashioned. And most of the time it goes un-noticed that cultures are plagiarizing each other and it's not because they appreciate each other. Here is the difference of appropriation and appreciation and why it is is bad
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