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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