Music

Should artists avoid using cultural elements that arent from their own background?

For

It prevents cultural appropriation and disrespect.

Against

Sharing music styles encourages creativity and unity.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Using someone else's culture in a commercial product will naturally lead to the replacement of the originals.
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  • Spreading false information about a culture and people is problematic.
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Against

  • Merely playing music from another culture is not appropriation.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Music encourages fusion and the mixing of genres
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