I'm not sure how widespread this is but I've seen an increasing attitude globally towards gatekeeping minority cultures. This tends to be a fairly US-influenced idea that in my opinion isn't always as relevant in other parts of the world. Lately I've seen this extended to Welsh culture (and other Celtic cultures) which I'm finding fairly problematic.

For example, there is a growing tiktok creator who started their channel by making videos on basic Welsh vocabulary. This grew into a wider commentary on Welsh culture including things like Mari Llwyd, a bit of history, and raising awareness of things like Tryweryn.

The same creator has been swamped by a lot of anti-welsh trolls and unfortunately has started to become more gatekeeping. The same creator has told their audience they "don't deserve" to learn about certain aspects of the mythology via their page. This creator has also deemed it "offensive" when a non-speaker said that Welsh, to their ears, sounded similar to Germanic languages and made a video mocking and encouraging others to mock them, which again I believe is a toxic and gatekeeping attitude.

It's not just this creator, but I've seen a lot of pushback where other "Celtic" influences are attempted to gatekeep their respective (or our "shared") culture as well. Telling people they can't get certain tattoos, wear certain clothing etc. To me, this isn't what being Welsh is about and I think it goes against years of trying to make a name for our country and the Celtic revival movements. Ive always thought of us as an open and welcoming culture, not a gatekeeping one.

I'm wondering if anyone else here has any thoughts about the idea of gatekeeping Welsh culture? I understand the need for preservation but I don't think that's the same as gatekeeping.