Is furniture cultural appropriation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I allowed to have Italian furniture? i have no Italian ancestors.

I think it's okay as long as you don't put on an accent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was looking at wallpaper and saw some chinoiserie wallpaper with pagodas and other more asian inspired items. It made me think. I would not put tribal masks or tiki wallpaper up. I would not use kente cloth inspired patterns since they would feel disingenuous as a white person. But for some reason asian inspired wall paper or asian furniture doesn't immediately feel that way (but that may be my internalized racism at work). Is it ok to have furniture of other cultures or is that cultural appropriation and should not happen?

Is it different if you buy it when you live there / travel there or it does not matter?

Ive bought multiple tribal mask home from international travel and I put them up-I don't think I'm appropriating anything-I'm appreciating the beauty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh ffs. Stop the madness.

+1

This is how Trump got elected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I know people are making fun of me but honestly if I walked into a white friend's house and their living room had kente cloth wallpaper and tribal masks on it, I would find it strange. If their living room had tiki idol wall paper with their mid century modern decor, I would also do a double take. But that cabinet that pp posted wouldn't get a side eye from me. But it made me wonder if it should and if having furniture from other cultures is ok.

No. It's no more complicated than liking that particular style or appreciating it rather than appropriating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Swedish friend was insulted I had so much Ikea in my apt.

That probably had more to do with your bad taste and cheap aesthetics.

[Anonymous]

It’s not great if it is imitating authentic artistic styles if a particular part of the works and being manufactured by a large western company. Ideally, people who create the look/style benefit financially when you purchase it.

If you buy something from Ten Thousand Villages or on a trip, that us much better than if you buy it from Pottery Barn.

Pottery Barn appropriates, and that’s not great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not great if it is imitating authentic artistic styles if a particular part of the works and being manufactured by a large western company. Ideally, people who create the look/style benefit financially when you purchase it.

If you buy something from Ten Thousand Villages or on a trip, that us much better than if you buy it from Pottery Barn.

Pottery Barn appropriates, and that’s not great.

Of a particular part of the world.

Geesh. Sorry for all the typos.

[Anonymous]

I am Asian and I think this whole cultural appropriation thing has gone out of control. Celebrate each other's cultures!! Wear a cheongsam if it looks good on you. Put any wallpaper that you like. Decorate your house with ming vases. Belt out a K-pop song. It's OK. People should not be offended but pleased that others appreciate their culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Swedish friend was insulted I had so much Ikea in my apt.

That probably had more to do with your bad taste and cheap aesthetics.

OMG what is wrong with you it was a joke

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am Asian and I think this whole cultural appropriation thing has gone out of control. Celebrate each other's cultures!! Wear a cheongsam if it looks good on you. Put any wallpaper that you like. Decorate your house with ming vases. Belt out a K-pop song. It's OK. People should not be offended but pleased that others appreciate their culture.

True dat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My Swedish friend was insulted I had so much Ikea in my apt.

That probably had more to do with your bad taste and cheap aesthetics.

OMG what is wrong with you it was a joke

They’re lonely PP - people this mean are always lonely.

[Anonymous]

I have zero Scandinavian but would live every bit of that culture, from cuisine to design. To me appropriation involves the suffering or belittling of others (like saying a cultural hairstyle is not allowed within a culture but praising it on someone out of that culture).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Swedish friend was insulted I had so much Ikea in my apt.

probably because it’s often junky, not because it’s Swedish.

[Anonymous]

There is no such thing as cultural appropriation. It is made up by people who like playing the victim.

[Anonymous]

No. All of our homes must be beige or griege and look exactly the same.