Before i begin my statement, let me explain cultural appropriation for those of you who don't understand its meaning. Cultural appropriation is the ignorant theft of another ethnic group/races culture. Ignorant theft means wearing different religious of cultural clothes or markings for a trend, when the aspect is sacred or significant to that culture. My culture, my heritage, who I am is not yours to wear and exploit because you think its cute or trendy. listening to rap, saying the n word, speaking in AAVE, and dressing in "urban"(when we all know its just code for black) clothing does not make you black. Using our culture as some kind of trendy fashion and then hiding behind your whiteness when members of our race are unjustifiably murdered does not make you black. It makes you a cultural apropriator. Wearing bindi or henna when you have no idea of the religious or cultural meaning does not make you a hippie. It does not "open your third eye". It makes you a cultural apropriator. Wearing a Native American headdress when you have no idea of the significance of its meaning is not edgy or trendy. Wearing a Native American headdress when most of their race was wiped out by settlers who thought they were "savages" does not make you cool. It makes you a cultural apropriator. Wearing a hijab or a turban while muslims/hijabis are called racist names and in danger of being attacked all the time does not make you "ethnic" or trendy. It makes you a cultural appropriator. Some may try to argue that cultural appropriation doesn't exist, but those of you that doe are probably the ones whao have apropriated someone's culture. It may mean nothing to you which is why you try to deny its existance, but it is offensive and represents the struggles that our ancestors faced to even have the right to express their culture without being harassed, murdered, and oppressed by white people. Think about it.