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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: What is cultural appropriation and why is it bad?

Is white people rapping considered cultural appropriation?

Edit: And why is it that people say that it is a bad thing?
gpt
There's a difference between blending cultures and mocking it. Blending cultures is good and necessary for countries like the US because we have such a diverse population. However, some people choose to "steal" things from other cultures, not out of respect.  

For instance, take those people who went to music festivals wearing the Indian war bonnet. They didn't wear it because they respected their culture and wanted to pay tribute to it. If they knew what the war bonnet meant, they wouldn't have worn it. The war bonnet is a symbol of courage similar to the Purple Heart. Most people would be offended if someone created a knock-off Purple Heart and wore it around "because it looks cool." It needs to be the same for other things in other cultures.