People in China are very excited and looking forward to Black Myth: Wukong release because it is the first 3A game in China, at first i wanna talk about this game but tutor said that i can not write a report because it’s not released yet.
So this lead to culture appropriation topic.
Definition of Cultural Appropriation
Brif idea of cultural appropriation: Cultural appropriation – Wikipedia [accessed 16. Jun. 2024]
Deifination from Cambridge dictionary: CULTURAL APPROPRIATION – Cambridge English Dictionary [accessed 16. Jun. 2024]
Deifination from Oxford dictionary: cultural appropriation noun – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com [accessed 16. Jun. 2024]
4 types cultural appropriation : comt_277 474..503 (nau.edu)
Deifination from Susan S. : Details for: Who owns culture? : appropriation and authenticity in American law / › UAL homepage catalogue (arts.ac.uk)
Cultural Appropriation is a type colonianlism: Cultural appropriation and oppression on JSTOR (oclc.org)
Culture Appropriation in Fashion
Nike Pro Tatto Tech Design
News link: Nike Stops Production of Tattoo Tights. What Happened? (says.com)
Dior Horse-face Skrit (Mamianqun in Chinese)
News link: Dior accused of ‘culturally appropriating’ centuries-old Chinese skirt | CNN
Chinese traditional Horse-face Skirt (Ming Dynasty) in the Congucius Museum:孔博藏珍 | 馆藏明代女性服饰 尽展中国古典风韵-孔子博物馆 (kzbwg.cn)
Chinese netizens and state media outlets accusing the brand of failing to acknowledge the alleged inspiration behind its design. A recent editorial in the Communist Party’s official mouthpiece, People’s Daily, said that Dior had “shamelessly” misrepresented the skirt as an original creation, describing social media outrage as “completely understandable.”
Kim Cardashian’s Kimono
News link: Kim Kardashian Kimono lingerie line sparks Japanese anger | CNN
Kimono is a clothes style in Japanese, but Kardashian use this word for her shapeware brand’s name. Japanese were so angry about this even the mayor of Kyoto wrote an open letter for this said:” We think that the names for ‘Kimono’ are the asset shared with all humanity who love Kimono and its culture therefore they should not be monopolized”
Dior Romanian Jacket from Bihor
In order to boycott Dior’s behavior, local artisans and fashion magazines jointly launched a cultural protection campaign, established their own traditional clothing brand Bihor Couture, invited artisans to shoot videos and put them on the cover of the magazine, aiming to promote the traditional clothing of Bihor.
Gucci Indy Full Turban
Dear @gucci, the Sikh Turban is not a hot new accessory for white models but an article of faith for practising Sikhs,” wrote Harjinder Singh Kukreja, a Sikh restaurateur and philanthropist with more than 1.6 million Twitter followers. “Your models have used Turbans as ‘hats’ whereas practising Sikhs tie them neatly fold-by-fold. Using fake Sikhs/Turbans is worse than selling fake Gucci products.”
Culture Appropriation in Enterntainment
Ancient China influence
- Duan, S., Wang, J., Yang, H. and Su, Q. (2023). Disentangling the cultural evolution of ancient China: a digital humanities perspective. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1). doi:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01811-x.
- Young, J.O. (2008). Cultural appropriation and the arts. Malden, Ma: Wiley-Blackwell Pub.
Music Video by Korean Girl Group
Chinese Cultural Relics source: The Palace Museum (dpm.org.cn)
Chinese culture is easily misappropriated because of China’s influence on other Asian countries for thousands of years. Some cultural elements of Japan, South Korea and some Southeast Asian regions come from China, which also means that when Chinese elements are misappropriated, the misappropriators can claim that they are using local culture instead of Korean culture. Recently, the MV of a new song named HEYA by a Korean girl group has been controversial in China. A large number of Chinese elements are mixed together in the MV, including but not limited to cloud symbols, Chinese knots, pipes, round fans, etc. However, the girl group refuses to admit that these elements come from China, claiming that this MV is based on Korean style.
Round Fan
Cloud Symbols
Chinese Knot
economic cultural appropriation： Cruz, A.G.B., Seo, Y. and Scaraboto, D. (2023). Between Cultural Appreciation and Cultural Appropriation: Self-Authorizing the Consumption of Cultural Difference. Journal of Consumer Research, 50(5), pp.962–984. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucad022.
K-POP cultural appropriation: [CRITICALLY SPEAKING: K-POP] Cultural appropriation and K-pop’s unbalanced give and take (joins.com)