Does cultural appropriation cause harm?

Lalonde, Dianne

doi:10.1080/21565503.2019.1674160

Cited by 19 publications

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“…The public discourse very negatively assesses the instrumental consumption of ethnic cultures. It depicts it as exploitation, harm, injustice, and/or theft (Lalonde, 2019). Its normative evaluation is based on American political correctness, identity politics, and multiculturalism.…”

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The Instrumental Consumption of Ethnic Culture: Assessing Two Economically Driven Ways of Consuming the Cheongsam in China

Chew

2022

Sage Open

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Under the contemporary circumstances of symbolic consumption, multiculturalism, and accelerated globalization, ethnic cultures have become more available and more attractive to consumers. A consequence is that the instrumental consumption of ethnic culture becomes much more common. This study’s first objective is to clarify it by analyzing the instrumental consumption of the cheongsam, a Chinese traditional dress. This study’s second objective is to illustrate that the normative implications of instrumental consumption of ethnic culture are more complex and open-ended than currently understood. I substantiate this argument by contrasting two economically driven ways of consuming the cheongsam: non-wealthy women wearing cheongsams for their affordability and fashion businesses using the cheongsam style to generate profits. I show that the former case is relatively benign while the latter is not. They show that even when instrumental consumption is driven by purposes irrelevant to ethnicity, some instances of it can yield ethnicity-relevant outcomes. Among these ethnicity-relevant outcomes, some of them empower ethnic cultures. This study’s data include formal and informal interviews, participant observation in several Chinese cities, and a variety of documentary sources.

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The Instrumental Consumption of Ethnic Culture: Assessing Two Economically Driven Ways of Consuming the Cheongsam in China

Chew

2022

Sage Open

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“…Cultural appropriation is the theft of sacred items or practices, while simultaneously profiting from their misuse (Matthes, 2019; Riley & Carpenter, 2016). Researchers identified three underpinning factors of cultural appropriation (Lalonde, 2019): (1) nonrecognition, (2) misrecognition, and (3) exploitation. Operationally defined, nonrecognition entails rendering a marginalized group voiceless and ignoring their claim to property (tangible and intangible).…”

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“…Exploitation is the actions taken which benefit the appropriator, while harming the group members who had their ethnic property taken. Most cultural appropriation impacts marginalized communities, such as NAs, as they are “treated as insignificant, unimportant, and unworthy of respect” (Lalonde, 2019, p. 3).…”

Section: Cultural Appropriation Appreciation Adaptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cultural appropriation, appreciation, and adaption: A rejoinder to “Effects of a Rite of Passage Ceremony on Veterans' Well‐Being”

Meade

Branco

Burt

et al. 2021

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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This rejoinder critically examines Greenleaf, Roessger, Williams, and Motsenbocker's article in the Journal of Counseling & Development (JCD) entitled “Effects of a Rite of Passage Ceremony on Veterans' Well‐Being” using the concepts cultural appropriation, appreciation, and adaption, combined with the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCCs). We will introduce these terms and connect them to examples related to Native American history, while providing an analysis of the article's approach to Native American culture. Concluding the rejoinder are suggestions to meet multicultural competencies, including pragmatic ways in which counseling practice and research can improve and a checklist applicable for practitioners and scholars.

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“…Several studies have already investigated cultural appropriation as represented in arts, tourism, and politics. While the focus of several studies on cultural appropriation varies, they are similar in highlighting controversial accusations of a culture (Lalonde, 2019;Matthes, 2016) and prevention measures on cultural appropriation (Lenard & Balint, 2019;Han, 2019;Chatterjee, 2020). Some also investigated the harmful effect of cultural appropriation associated with cultural exploitation for gaining individual profits (Gertner, 2019;Alexander, 2020;Maiorescu-Murphy, 2021) and the conflict to determine the dominating cultures (Rogers, 2006).…”

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Cultural Appropriation of Asian Cuisines in Western Chefs’ Cooking Videos: An Audience Reception

Subagya

Retnaningdyah

2022

j.lang.lit.

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The globalization era eliminates borders between cultures, making people mistakenly know cultural appropriation with cultural appreciation when recreating or adopting specific cultures outside their own. Examples of cultural appropriation are seen in Uncle Roger's reactional videos of the five western chefs recreating Asian dishes inaccurately. This study intends to improve the awareness of cultural appropriation by communicating cultural appropriation characteristics through videos and unveiling the harmful effects of cultural appropriation on the targeted culture. This study uses multimodal analysis to discover the inaccurate elements in the cooking videos and audience reception analysis to show audience response to cultural appropriation and its harmful effect based on James O. Young's cultural appropriation theory. The findings highlight three main elements that are presented inaccurately in the videos: (1) the kitchen utensils, (2) ingredients and seasonings, and (3) the cooking method. Spotlighting the inappropriate representation of Asian food by the five western chefs attracts massive protests toward them led by Uncle Roger. There are numerous responses from netizens who agree with Uncle Roger about the inaccurate food adaptation and find the harmful effect of cultural appropriation that gives misrecognition and bad stereotypes of Asian cuisine. Based on the previous response, the cooking videos by five western chefs are also classified as cultural exploitation because they received massive engagement and did not plan to revise their recipes.

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Does cultural appropriation cause harm?

Cited by 19 publications

References 24 publications

The Instrumental Consumption of Ethnic Culture: Assessing Two Economically Driven Ways of Consuming the Cheongsam in China

The Instrumental Consumption of Ethnic Culture: Assessing Two Economically Driven Ways of Consuming the Cheongsam in China

Cultural appropriation, appreciation, and adaption: A rejoinder to “Effects of a Rite of Passage Ceremony on Veterans' Well‐Being”

Cultural Appropriation of Asian Cuisines in Western Chefs’ Cooking Videos: An Audience Reception

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