Hello! I'm starting to learn about systems of oppression and how we can fight them, and I'm really getting into it! But I'm still struggling to define the line between cultural appropriation and getting inspired by another culture. Would you mind explaining or help guide me to an explanation? Thank you very much!

Pretty sure that can be found in the racism masterpost I have linked on my blog, but the very basic difference is easy.

Enjoying a culture’s food isn’t appropriation. Having a friend from that culture who invites you to an event, or gives you an item or an article of clothing to wear isn’t appropriation.

Deciding that you can cook that food better than people from that culture, or enjoy it more than people from that culture is appropriation. Going out and buying clothing of that culture (probably from people who aren’t even a part of the culture; eg a kimono from a western clothing company) to wear is cultural appropriation. Inviting yourself along to a cultural event and putting the onus of education on your friend is cultural appropriation (and just rude, wtf, no).

I don’t even really know what you mean by “inspired by another culture” like what exactly do you mean by that?