The fact is, it is hard to research and learn the truth about all the appropriations and lies…

I am so sick and damned tired of white folk’s first, appropriation, then misappropriation of something that means the world to me. And worse, I’m equally sick and tired of supposedly “educated” Black folk using “Kumbaya” in the same way! Our stories and voices have long been stolen and used to fit the white gaze, so much so that even Black folk don’t have a damned clue of the origins of the words they speak, let alone their meanings and their history— even though we should! But, as Zora taught, “All my skinfolk ain’t my kinfolk.”
Think Cultural appropriation’s bad? Try Cultural misappropriation and see how the hell you feel…
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Aza Y. Alam
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Apr 25, 2023
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The fact is, it is hard to research and learn the truth about all the appropriations and lies ,distortions and deceptions that make white domination possible. There I s so much, it is like a full-time job! Which is why every contribution like you writing this article, is invaluable.
Thank you.
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Written by Aza Y. Alam2.1K Followers
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Exploring the entanglements of gender, race and class during this era of the Eurokleptocene. Let’s do better, one story, one learning, one comment at a time.
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