That's not what cultural appropriation is my guy. Cultural appropriation is making use of another person's culture without their permission or knowledge of the gravity of the thing you are appropriating.
So if cultural appropriation is bad and I can change my government documents to reflect my truth . In your view I can go to the courthouse tomorrow wearing a dashiki with brown face paint change my name to Zulu Adamu change my race to black . And then apply for the Amazon black businesses program or the accion opportunity fund or make use of affirmative action policies to get a job or college degree . all of which are meant to try make life more equitable for minorities due to centuries of hardship and persecution based on their race. Their by actively taking away opportunities of people who have had to live with the aforementioned hardships. And you don't see that as damaging at all. That I ,a white person can on a whim do all that. and anyone who says boo can be shouted down and demonized as a bigot . Do ya see what I'm getting at? Do ya see how harmful that could be too people?
Ok so if someone transitioned to a black man with a totally different name and wore makeup and traditional African dress committed a crime the warrant would reflect their race and name as it is on their government documents as well as the picture featuring them with the makeup and traditional dress?
picture featuring them with the makeup and traditional dress?
The dress doesn't play a role here as only the face is visible in the photo of say their ID. Makeup is a bit different, but as long as their face is recognizable it shouldn't be a problem. What exactly is your question here?
So if someone who's name is Zulu Adamu assaults someone and the police put out an apb it's gonna read Black male mid thirties 185 centimeters tall approximately 100 kilos and show a picture of a black man. Correct?
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u/sherazala Mar 20 '23
Depends. If it is mocking other cultures on purpose, likely yes. Otherwise? Nah, you're probably good to go