” But, and this is important, for the people who’s lives and histories have been taken and used for consumption, their culture is not exotic. These privileged individuals get credit for “discovering” and “giving us a look at a new culture. The problem with cultural appropriation is that privileged individuals (usually White, sometimes straight, and often male) get rewarded for being edgy, cute, or exotic. Decoded True Tea Huffpost’s Black Voices. I define cultural appropriation as Privileged individuals using something from another culture without showing understanding of the culture or giving credit to that culture. Here are a few very good pieces on the subject ….
I can’t because, like many authors before her and, unfortunately, many authors to come, Telgemeier is dealing in cultural appropriation. I was excited to read it, bring it to my children’s lit courses, talk it up on my blog and basically have a welcome party for another great Telgemeier graphic novel for young readers.īut I can’t. Today I am writing about Raina Telgemeier’s Ghosts.
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