"Cultural Appropriation"

[Amarok]

I'm sorry I accept cultural appropriation because my people have been victims of it

I can certainly understand people being victimized but I don't see how that happens with the taking and/or modifying of cultural ideas into something new and different.

I think that we probably have different ideas about what is meant by the term "cultural appropriation". 

For example, the Cleveland Indians logo has been used as an example of cultural appropriation... but it's not. Natives never depicted themselves as such so that is not part of their culture and was therefore not appropriated. The logo itself is offensive and should be voluntarily removed in my opinion so that constitutes insulting imagery and not cultural appropriation.

Another example would be the removal and sale of artifacts. But again, I see that as straight up theft of items, not cultural appropriation.

So what does it mean to you when you hear that?

I'm not talking about stuff like that . I'm talking about stuff like taking my tribes sacred symbols our language our art  acting they  invented it . Trampling all over it's  cultural meaning and then profiting off of it . And I'm not even going to get started about the governments attempt to essentially erase my culture. Something we had to fight hard to get back . Sorry if I sound hostile but it's something that steams me off .