The sad thing is, had you been male and written the play about two females you'd be tarred and feathered (at best) for some kind of appropriation or another. I don't honestly think empathy is a word many of these individuals understand or care about unless it benefits them in some way.
The sad thing is, had you been male and written the play about two females you'd be tarred and feathered (at best) for some kind of appropriation or another. I don't honestly think empathy is a word many of these individuals understand or care about unless it benefits them in some way.
Sadly, I fear you're totally right. The perception of appropriation seems to be one-directional. I suspect if a racialized or marginalized group of people adopted what is considered to be white or euro-centric culture, it would be considered colonization instead of appropriation. Funny how that works...
The sad thing is, had you been male and written the play about two females you'd be tarred and feathered (at best) for some kind of appropriation or another. I don't honestly think empathy is a word many of these individuals understand or care about unless it benefits them in some way.
Sadly, I fear you're totally right. The perception of appropriation seems to be one-directional. I suspect if a racialized or marginalized group of people adopted what is considered to be white or euro-centric culture, it would be considered colonization instead of appropriation. Funny how that works...