Appropriation, Genocide, means of knowing

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delux_vivens posts Spiritual Appropriation As Sexual Violence by Andrea Smith.

This bit on cultural appropriation was pretty much summarises privilege in one go:

The white students told me how beneficial Native spirituality was to them and that they had to take part in these New Age movements because they find no other substitute. So I asked, even if the New Age movement is as beneficial to you as you say, do you have any responsibility to Native communities when you take part in these practices? What struck me was that no one had even considered this question before. This practice of taking without asking, the assumption that the needs of the taker are paramount whereas the needs of the one being taken from are irrelevant, mirrors the rape culture of the dominant society.

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That's it right there. Let the church say, "Amen".