Talk:Cultural appropriation

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I was wondering if it would be beneficial to increase the size and scope of the criticism section. At the moment it seems a tad shrimpy in comparison to the rest of the page and while I understand most of the page is giving examples of where people perceive cultural appropriation rather than a statement of it's correctness, I still think it would be useful to have a slightly more balanced page. It may just be me, but I think as it stands a better job could be done regarding NPOV.

I don't want to go ahead and start making edits (or encouraging edits) without asking and gauging the view of other editors, but I do think it may be beneficial to consider whether this article isn't taking a hard stance on a topic that is, I think, still an unsettled issue. 66.85.16.6 (talk) 05:03, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Much of the current article is awful and needs a complete rewrite. In a complete article on this topic I'd expect to see several paragraphs of... not "criticism" exactly, but viewpoints of the concept by different philosophical schools (postmodernism, conservatism, left-wing materialism etc.). The current two paragraphs on criticism are on the more developed and usable side in relation to the others, but there is plenty of room for expansion. — Bilorv (talk) 18:37, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The sourcing here is also all over the place. There are opinion pieces scattered about. The section about the 2018 Commonwealth Games doesn't really source anything about it being appropriated. The Indigenous cultures section should probably be rewritten and or reorganized. Frankly, it's a mess. Maxx-♥ talk and coffee ☕ 13:38, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for removing the Commonwealth Games paragraph. Any content that does not have a source using the term "cultural appropriation" (or a close synonym) is

unverifiable and can be uncontroversially removed. — Bilorv (talk) 16:29, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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I understand that this concept is extremely controversial but the article may be trying too hard to please everyone. 2603:7081:1603:A300:65F7:6E1F:C966:FE1E (talk) 01:50, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What changes are you proposing be made to the article? You can

make them directly, typically without creating an account. — Bilorv (talk) 21:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Maybe one could also mention Japanese western style weddings. In modern day Japan, it is common to marry in white, often in a venue that is modelled to look like a Christian church alongside with a – usually Caucasian – man who is dressed like a priest and acts as minister. Most of the time, this person and is not a priest most of the attendees are not Christians. I never had a problem with it and shrugged it off as a bit strange. It could be seen as an example of so-called “cultural appropriation” of “western culture”. 134.191.220.81 (talk) 08:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you show some

add referenced information yourself and then the discussion can be more concrete if someone objects. — Bilorv (talk) 17:48, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply

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This does seem like a valid point; I agree that secondary sources noting specific occurrences of this would have to be included but I think that if they were provided that might be an adequate addition to the article. OverzealousAutocorrect (talk) 17:40, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]