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    This Photographer's Series Regarding Cultural Appropriation Is Eye-Opening

    Sanaa Hamid's Cultural Appropriation: A Conversation

    Sofia Rajkumarsingh
    by Sofia Rajkumarsingh

    Community Contributor

    Cultural Appropriation occurs when members of a dominant culture borrow the cultures of the minorities, usually without understanding the significance of the culture they're adopting.

    Sanaa Hamid / Via garconniere.tumblr.com

    She contrasts people of different cultures using the same practice, one who identifies with the specific culture and one who doesn't. Each voice their opinion on what the cultural practice means to them.

    Few From The Outside Cultures Did Not Realise They Were Engaging In Cultural Appropriation

    Sanaa Hamid / Via garconniere.tumblr.com

    While Others Felt It Was Alright To Borrow Aspects From Different Cultures

    Sanaa Hamid / Via garconniere.tumblr.com

    This Girl Believed That When An Aspect Of A Culture Has Lost Its Significance, It Doesn't Mean Anything To Borrow It

    Sanaa Hamid / Via garconniere.tumblr.com

    Check out her other series at http://sanaahamid.com/.

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