Culture Appropriation - Tumblr Posts
While seeking inspiration for my graduation dress, it dawned on me the origins of cultural appropriation. I was to be honest, quite upset that I could not wear the beautiful designs of cultures outside my origin for fear of misappropriation and yet, I was consoled by the fact that I had the culture of my origins to tap into (Chinese-Indonesian). Certain dominant cultures do not have this. I am by no means making a mockery of these cultures or giving them leeway for cultural misappropriation, but I profess, feeling some form of pity for them and maybe irony. I guess, these cultures were too busy stealing the works of other nations and forgo developing their own.
for all the people butchering the nazi signs, i agree with you, but the Indian holy sign is actually the same symbol. So, if you ever see the symbol, understand what context it is in before crossing over a perfectly alright and holy symbol.
(left: hindu // right: nazi)
reblog, please. help me spread this.
for all the people butchering the nazi signs, i agree with you, but the Indian holy sign is actually the same symbol. So, if you ever see the symbol, understand what context it is in before crossing over a perfectly alright and holy symbol.
(left: hindu // right: nazi)
reblog, please. help me spread this.
lmao there’s an ask in my inbox telling that me being pissed about how my culture is being disrespected is me blowing things out of proportion.
let me get this straight:
this was a whole other mess of appropriating native american culture as well.
dont even get me started on how inappropriate this performance was
Every single one of these images is inappropriate and disrespects deep-rooted traditions that belong to south asians. Some of these traditions were a result of struggles and horror stories that your coachella brain cannot comprehend.
My culture is not an aesthetic.
Just because you do yoga and say namastayinbed, because you think you’re edgy, doesn’t give you any right to tell me what I should and should not get offended about.
Do i hate any of these idols? No. Do I think they should do better? Yes. The only reason it is T H I S pissing off is because of how downplayed it is like south asian culture just doesn’t matter at all. Our voices are never heard and we never get that support system.
Please stop wearing bindis and maang tikkas and wearing henna and disrespecting deities and ancient shlokas. we are not asking for a lot.
Protect them.
Let talk about black women (make your follow @AveryFrancis on Instagram)
PROTECT ALL BLACK WOMEN AT ALL COST
Just like the post states, Disney has NO RIGHT to trademark these names that DO NOT belong to them. MORE SO as they only have interest in making MONEY from doing so. I am not a religious person, but I have enough respect and understanding to know when a culture is being DISGRACED for, what? Money?
So FUCK DISNEY.
YES, they have been a part of most peoples childhoods. YES, they are a part of history itself, BUT what they are doing now is unacceptable and inconsiderate of those before us and those who still believe in this religion that’s been around WAY BEFORE Disney.
Disney has trademarked the names of a bunch of Norse gods.
This is not okay.
These gods do not belong to Disney. They do not belong to Marvel. They belong to themselves and themselves alone, along with all those who worship them as the deities they are.
Thor, Loki, Odin, etc., these gods were not thought up by anyone at Disney or Marvel.
Stan Lee knew how sacred these gods are to those who follow many different Pagan traditions, how sacred they are to Scandinavian cultures to whom they are so important.
My best friend follows the Norse gods. She will be so bloody offended when she finds out about this. These are her gods, this is her religion. These are the deities she worships, the gods she prays to, the traditions she follows. She enjoys the Marvel portrayals of these characters, but they are separate from the gods she believes in.
Disney is stepping on her religion in an effort to gain more and more money.
Stan Lee did not trademark these names. He understood their importance and their sacred meaning. He was respectful enough not to do this.
These names are not the intellectual property of anyone. Neither the original names in runes nor the anglicised names that are used in Marvel's works.
They were around well before us (a whole ass millennium before us), and they will be around well after the greedy bastards who have decided to trademark religious symbols are dust.
It should be common sense and common courtesy not to trademark the names of religious figures, which all of these gods and goddesses are, even if you do not believe in them.
mod is not christian but you would never see me trademark jesus ffs it crosses a Line
If you agree, please sign and share the petition. If you can, please chip in to get this petition everywhere it can possibly go.
It is f**king disgusting that Disney is doing this.
It needs to stop.
Oh, and one more thing.
FUCK DISNEY.
i want to throw up ive included a bunch of tags trying to get the norse pagans attention bc im sure they'll want in on this if u have an in with the norse paganism community on tumblr pls do tag everyone u can
im wondering now if they've done this to the greek gods too ughh that would show even more of a disregard for other people's religious views and past people's religious views ughhhh ok imma go look at the toilet bowl for a bit 😅pls sign it'd mean the world to me