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Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation

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In my last post, I wrote about my opinions and the definition of Cultural Appropriation, and I found a word "Cultural Appreciation". So I was studying what is Cultural Appreciation? In this post, I want to write about the differences between Cultural Appreciation and Cultural Appropriation as  I found out that most of the people (including myself) usually did not aware that when we are trying to appreciate a culture, we never thought is it appropriate, and it might brings harm more than good.  This is the reason why we need to understand the differences Cultural Appropriation  and Cultural Appreciation .  A person wearing an outfit, put their palms together and eye closing intended fit into a stereotypical “East Asian” image. (Image from Everyday Feminism.) First, What is  Cultural Appreciation? Cultural Appreciation is similar with Cultural Exchange. It is about learning another culture with respectation and courtesy,  take time to learn, in...