What has cultural appropriation done for you lately?

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What has cultural appropriation done for you lately? - audio edition

Learning from snow monkeys and Monty Python

Heather Heying

May 22, 2022

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…So, what has cultural appropriation done for you lately?
Well…it did give us written language, algebra, astronomy, agriculture, and a diversity of extraordinary musical traditions (and instruments!). To name just a very few things. Also: pottery, carpentry, and metalworking. And plumbing, antibiotics, and surgery. And cuisine, theater, and cocktails.

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