#stopappropriating

“Our ancestors revered every aspect of the natural world and considered each part of this world capable of being an ally, guide, and teacher. . . A number of clans were reported to be descended from animals – such as “the cat people” in Scotland and the “wolf-tribes” and “dog-heads” in Ireland. The seal was the original ancestor of at least six families in Scotland and Ireland. Families too had their totem animals, carried either in their name, their crest, or their family tradition. We are all familiar with English names which are clearly those of animals, such as Fox, and most of us know the animal that is related to those names of classical origin such as Philip, from the Greek meaning “lover of horses.” But many names in Gaelic come directly from the animal realm. Learning that names such as Son of Fox or Little Wolf were common in our British native tradition makes us feel closer to our brothers and sisters of the Native American tradition.” “The Druid Animal Oracle” by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gom. @philipcarrgomm 🌟   In a time when Indigenous people are speaking out against the real harms caused by new age cultural appropriation of their spiritual traditions, one thing us white folks can do is remember that we all have indigenous roots to somewhere and start to relearn our own ancestral traditions instead of leaning on their’s. For a strong Indigenous voice on this issue follow @circotarot, hard at work on a booklet on appropriation called Not Your Ancestors. And to start digging into our own European folk traditions I really love @danica.child Danica Boyce’s podcase FairFolk. And of course, Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, authors of the above quoted book and integral members of the modern Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids have been extremely prolific over the years on Celtic traditions. . . . . . .   #traditionalwitch #firstdonoharm #donoharm #stopappropriating #celtictraditions #mindfulness #consciousness #OBOD #druids #earthmagic #animalmagic #animism #animamundi #souloftheworld #worldsoul https://www.instagram.com/p/B2R4yB_Hov1/?igshid=cy1v0zw4q0zo

I was at a stage ready to see the rapper YG perform. First of all, he used to be apart of the Bloods and is very open about his gang affiliation. He centers his image around his affiliation with the gang and is known to have his crowd wear all red. Although I do enjoy his music, once he started performing, I was horrified when i realized I no longer was in a WGSS classroom and started to hear everyone sing the “N” word. As if they were tied to the history; as if they were black themselves, and as if they were apart of the Bloods as well. Overall, it was absolutely bazar seeing the people around me. One guy next to me was Asian and had a grill . The images these people are recycling are images that are expected of black people and are images other people decide to put on and take off when they please. Overall, we’re well aware there’s Black violence but choose to ignore it in order to enjoy certain things about “blackness”. 

It gets worse..."Shimmy Shimmy Ko-ko-bop" is the title of a song by Little Anthony and the Imperials. It's about a guy watching a girl dance. A black guy. Watching a "native girl" dance. Oh, and the camp song? It's title is "Down, Down, Baby" (as in "It goes down, down, baby" when Exo sings it) These songs were appropriated by Shaylen Carroll, sold to SM, sang by Exo and NO ONE WAS GIVEN CREDIT. Idgaf if copyright ended. That's wrong! Why is no one discussing this? Musicians take inspiration from everywhere. No one cares. No one cares until the inspiration isn't credited. Shame on Shaylen! Shame on SM (if they were aware). #exo #sm #shaylencarroll #kokobop #givecreditwherecreditisdue #stopappropriating

If you have to label yourself a #nerd you probably aren't one and would more aptly fit into the #dork crowd. #stopappropriating