Re Appropriation

Ever since I became quite conscious to the term “re-appropriation” especially with regards to the Black American community among many others that choose to re-signify or re-claim words that were one used towards them in a derogatory way, in this case the infamous N-word. …

Cultural Appropriation is defined by Oxford Reference as “the taking over of creative or artistic forms, themes, terms or practices by one cultural group from another.” However, re-appropriation is when the originating group “takes back” those artistic forms/artifacts and terms back from the appropriators, who have altered the original meaning…