3.1: Your Top 5 Cultural Appropriation Questions Answered

First Name Basis Podcast

Jasmine Bradshaw

How To, Parenting, Education, Kids & Family

5 • 629 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Cultural appropriation can be so confusing. We all want to learn about and celebrate other cultures while making sure we don’t cross any lines or embrace stereotypes and caricatures. In this episode I answer the 5 most common questions that I get from you about cultural appropriation. We cover everything from authentic cultural artifacts to costumes. This episode will bring you the clarity you need to make sure you are appreciating and not appropriating.

When I ask cultural insiders about appropriation I always get different answers, how do I navigate that?
How do I avoid appropriating when it comes to children's costumes?
When is it acceptable to wear authentic cultural artifacts?
How can I support the Black economy without appropriating?
What do I do if I realize that I've been purchasing appropriated items?

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First Name Basis Podcast, Season 2, Episode 11: “Cinco De Mayo Is NOT Mexican Independence Day”

Think Before You Appropriate

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Arizona’s ban on Mexican American studies was racist, U.S. court rules

Arizona judge declares ban on ethnic studies unconstitutional

Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes) by Mindy Kailing

How to dress your Pākehā child up as Maui or Moana without appropriating Pasifika culture

Please don’t tell your kids they can’t dress as Moana this Halloween

Opposition to my opinion on costumes:

PSA: Don’t Let Your Kids Dress Up In These Costumes

Why your white kid probably shouldn’t dress up as Moana for Halloween

Traditional Cultural Clothing:

Little Koto’s Closet by Emi Ito

Appropriation of Indigenous Culture

Podcast with Robin Wall Kimmer

The Complicated History of the Moccasin

4 Ways to Honor Native Americans Without Appropriating Our Culture

Alternatives to Freshly Picked Moccasins:

LL Designs

Wiwinu

*affiliate link

Song Credit: “Sleeper” by Steve Adams and “Dive Down” by VYEN

Transcript

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0:00.0	You are listening to the First Name Basis podcast, Season 3, Episode 1, answers to your top five
0:07.3	cultural appropriation questions. Teaching our children to be inclusive and anti-racist starts with us within the sacred walls of our home.
0:24.6	First-name basis is designed to empower you with the confidence you need to be a leader in your family and a changemaker in your community.
0:32.7	Together, we will wrestle with hard questions and use the answers to create the world we want, a world that reflects our values of inclusion, compassion, and courage.
0:44.0	I'm your host, Jasmine Bradshaw, and I am so excited to be on this journey with you.
0:52.0	Hello, First Name Basis fam. I am so glad you are here. Gosh, it name basis fam.
0:56.9	I am so glad you are here.
0:59.6	Gosh, it feels so good to say that again.
1:02.6	I am so excited to be back for season three.
1:06.4	And I cannot wait to share with you all that we have in store.
1:12.6	For this very first episode of the season, I wanted to address something that I get asked about all the time, which is cultural appropriation.
1:16.9	So today, we're going to talk about the top five questions that I usually get about cultural
1:21.7	appropriation and what I've learned along this journey about how we can answer those questions.
1:28.8	Before we get started,
1:37.1	I want to remind you of our Patreon community. If you are unfamiliar with Patreon, Patreon is a membership site where you can support the First Name Basis podcast. So it is like being part of this super
1:43.9	amazing, super fun, super cool club with a lot of other
1:48.6	parents who are dedicated to teaching their children about race, religion, culture, inclusion.
1:55.7	On Patreon, I share articles and podcasts that I'm listening to.
2:04.3	We answer questions and have really deep discussions.
2:10.5	And I wanted to remind you about it today because tomorrow, Tuesday, we have our monthly question and answer session.
2:13.0	Every month, my husband Carter and I hop on Zoom with all of our Patreon friends and have really deep
2:20.3	conversations about the tough questions that we are facing along this journey. So tomorrow we're
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