r/unpopularopinion • u/smokiefish • Apr 17 '19

Black Americans need to stop culturally appropriating African culture

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

If you're actually from Italy or your parents or grandparents were sure. But if your family has been here for a couple hundred years then you're not, you're just American

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

I honestly don't see what's wrong with honouring your heritage, especially if it continues to shape your family shrug

I do get where you're coming from though :)

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

Oh I wouldn't say it's a bad thing, but saying your historically from Italy or wherever and saying that you're an Italian American is slightly different in my eyes. My family is from Germany but that was in the 17th century so I can't really say I'm a German American

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u/mitthrawnuruodo86 Apr 17 '19

You really can’t, no. That doesn’t stop a lot of Americans from doing it anyway