Learn how to read the FAQ . <| sep |> I would think not . Gender is a scale , and people fall into various places on and around that scale . To say someone is appropriating by not falling into the gender that society places you in , or that they previously claimed , would be invalidating their gender expression . Someone ' s culture and heredity isn ' t ever changing , it ' s just who they are . So , when we claim other cultures as a fashion statement or improperly using their figures and ideas for our own personal agenda is rude , to say the least . But I would be interested in hearing what sparked this thought in your head . <| sep |> Billy Bragg . Our fathers were all soldiers . Shall we be soldiers too ? Fighting and falling like soldiers do .