Oxford: Forms and Appropriation

oxford: What does cultural appropriation actually mean There is any number of serviceable definitions but the one that resonates with me is from Oxford Reference, according to Hamilton Spectator. Oxford defines it as the taking over of creative or artistic forms, themes, or practices by one cultural group from another. But clearly these days the author and his publisher if he's lucky enough to get one would be tarred and feathered with accusations of cultural appropriation. The next sentence, however, is the key one, alluding as it does to a hard truth driving this increasingly heated debate It is in general used to describe Western appropriations of non-Western or non-white forms, and carries connotations of exploitation and dominance. Let me stop there for a moment. In other words, the triggering element is the offender is white, ergo if you subscribe to a certain left-wing ideology a privileged member of a dominant and oppressive social group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.