Creativity Roots - Episode 28 by Ronald Paredes

Cultural appropriation its a controversy in its own term, culture doesn’t belong to anyone, it doesn’t have intellectual property so it can not be appropriated. Culture is an ever-changing and developing entity in which we are all born, raised, and assimilated. Cultures or aspects of culture being reinterpreted, adapted, and used as a base for new expressions is only natural. When we prevent others from using some aspects of our culture we are isolating it, and a culture that is isolated is condemned to disappear.

We need to encourage cultural enrichment, diversity, and evolution by allowing people to use it as a springboard or their own creativity.

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Music featured in this episode:

Gambia by Sona Jobarteh http://www.sonajobarteh.com/

Hona by Boubacar Traoré https://www.boubacartraore.com/

Complementary videos and links:

Toronto gallery cancels exhibit of white artist's paintings over complaints of cultural appropriation

https://tinyurl.com/yczzyafm

Picasso's African-influenced Period - 1907 to 1909

https://www.pablopicasso.org/africanperiod.jsp

VCU student goes viral for response to cultural appropriation criticism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ4bNh0TnMI

Can White people have dreadlocks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHYls9e4mVM

Joe Rogan Rants About Cultural Appropriation "It's stupid!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cVhcN8hQd8

What Defines Cultural Appropriation? | i-D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwEMVEmeubk

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