Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity – argumentative essay

-Pop culture has recently become dominated by cultural appropriation, defined as “the adoption of elements of one culture by members of a different cultural group, especially if the adoption is of an oppressed people’s cultural elements by members of the dominant culture” (Yasmim)Can a culture be stolen? When does cultural appreciation become cultural appropriation? Can cultural appropriation become racism? Write an essay that effectively defends, qualifies, or refutes this statement: “To appropriate one’s culture is not to embrace it, but to mimic it. It’s making a fashion of someone else’s heritage and religion.”
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