7: Video excerpt, Marina Watanabe’s “What Is Cultural Appropriation?” 2014.

7: Video excerpt, Marina Watanabe’s “What Is Cultural Appropriation?” 2014.

Feminist vlogger Marina Watanabe explains the concept of “cultural exchange.”

Suggested activity: Watch the video, and ask students whether Hidary’s performance should be considered “cultural appropriation,” “cultural exchange,” or something else entirely. Is the line between the two blurry? Why is the distinction important?

Source: Marina Watanabe (YouTube handle “marinashutup”), “What Is Cultural Appropriation? | Feminist Fridays” (December 5, 2014, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1sTYpOJ04>, accessed February 23, 2016), web video.