cultural appropriation

今日はThe Japan Times Dec 10, 2015 の記事に出てきた単語をとりあげます。
CNN’s Paula Newton: The key to covering other cultures is maintaining ‘respect’ The topic of cultural appropriation has been a hot one in 2015, with a kimono display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts drawing a small protest and a slew of articles that discussed culturally insensitive Halloween costumes. With this in the background, how easy is it to do a show about experiencing new cultures?
"cultural appropriation" の "appropriation" は知らない単語ではありませんが、ここでは私の知っている意味（割り当て、充当金、予算割当額）ではありません。そこで辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: often derogatory The artistic practice or technique of reworking images from well-known paintings, photographs, etc., in one’s own work.: The appropriation and resignification of images and other cultural products, of course, is a common cross-cultural occurrence.
なるほど、駄目押しに、分かり易い説明があるので私の好きな次の辞書も見ます。
・Vocabulary.com: Appropriation is the act of taking something, usually without permission, like stealing your brother's french fries when he is momentarily distracted.
Appropriation originally referred to the taking of private property, usually by the government.
Nowadays, appropriation can be positive or negative, but generally refers to taking something and making it your own -- like using melodies from other types of music in your song or your company’s appropriation of new technology to improve their product.
Appropriation can also refer to the setting aside of funds by the government for a specific purpose, like for improving school systems or supporting the arts.