2022-08-04 07:00:00
Culture thrives on exchange, trade and openness. However, “progressives” of all people are increasingly branding any mixing in art, literature, social sciences, film and even the kitchen as theft and exploitation. Anti-racism tilts into pigeonholing and ghettoization.
Is no longer possible for some today: A child dresses up as an Indian.
Patrick Lüthy / ETH picture archive
Starting in the USA, there is an increasingly heated debate regarding cultural appropriation. An example are the Indian costumes at carnival. It is said that such disguises convey a stereotypical image of the Native Americans by tearing elements such as feather headdress or war paint out of a cultural context and assembling them into a “clichéd Native American”.
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