A bit of an anecdote but personally I never hear anyone talking about this unless they're talking about how dumb the whole concept is. I don't think people complaining about cultural appropriation are actually a problem.
Anecdotal, but I literally went from reading this message to looking down at my phone where one of my friends was re-posting (in support of) someone complaining on twitter: "Stop stealing from $ETHNIC_MERCHANTS! It's not just a cute top, it's a culture!"
>I don't think people complaining about cultural appropriation are actually a problem.
The people protesting the "Kimono Wednesdays" event at the Boston Art Museum because they considered Westerners wearing kimonos to be "orientalism" and "cultural appropriation" were a problem for the actual Japanese companies that were trying to spread awareness of Japanese culture in the West and actually maybe try to make kimonos marketable as fashion in the West.
Cultural appropriation does exist and it can be damaging, but one form of cultural appropriation that often gets overlooked is taking offense on behalf of another culture, without actually having any understanding of that culture or its position on the matter.
Tamara Eagle Bull: Stop Appropriating My Culture. Use of Native American symbols, knowledge, and practices pervades the building, entertainment, and media industries. Here's why it needs to stop. -- https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/tamara-eagle-bull...
In March 2016, an African-American woman at San Francisco State University confronted a white student. She said he should cut his hair because dreadlocks belong to black culture. The incident went viral. -- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cultural-appropriation-wh_b_1...
As with so many things these days, the internet gives people the ability to speak to millions of other people. The idiots and extremists seem to garner more attention, and therefore, generate ad revenue; so they have an even louder voice. I don't think there are actually more idiots and extremists, but merely that the few that exist can get together and try to indoctrinate others into whatever bent world-view they have.
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I should also add that I remember seeing some poll of Americans and this sort of "political correctness" or whatever you wish to call it, was the primary reason people said they voted for Donald Trump. Nothing official, some news station or something, but still. It's not harmless.
Straight from your message to that one.