- if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger, nayyirah waheed (via ceedling)
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Cultural Appropriation: A conversation by Sanaa Hamid
This body of work is an exploration of the extent of cultural appropriation and encourages a discussion about it. I give the appropriator and the appropriated the opportunity to defend themselves and create a dialogue between them, while maintaining a neutral stance myself. I am not attacking those who appropriate, merely educating and creating awareness. Neutrality is key in this series, as i remove myself from my political and social status and opinions, stripping the problem to the most basic issue; taking an item that means a great deal to somebody and corrupting it.
Really appreciate that the cross was included in here. I grew up in a christian household, and though I no longer ascribe to any one particular faith, I still have extremely mixed feelings with the heavy use of crosses/other christian iconography in fashion currently. Some of this imagery comes from historic artwork - which I feel less uncomfortable with, due to these images’ relevance in world culture outside of religion - in the worlds of history an art, but a symbol like the cross stands out to me as something that a lot of people attach a lot of meaning and respect to, and, like any other religious symbol, I can’t bring myself to wear it.
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