Cultural Appropriation
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All Stories for Cultural Appropriation
Grammys go Global? Changing World Music category name only masks the guilt for cultural appropriation
Lgo •The change of category name from 'World' Music to 'Global' music makes the Recording Academy feel like it is truly doing something without really doing much. A non-change, if you will.
Florence Pugh apologises for past cultural appropriation in wake of worldwide protests against racism
•"Stupid doesn't even cut it. I was uneducated. I was unread... I cannot dismiss the actions I bought into years ago," said Florence Pugh in a letter.
Writing, race and representation: What the debate about Jeanine Cummins' American Dirt tells us about appropriation
•A growing chorus of online critics accused American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins of having exploited the experience of migrants and repackaging it as opportunistic “trauma porn” for a predominantly white publishing industry.
Kim Kardashian West to rename shapewear range after receiving criticism for cultural appropriation
•Kim Kardashian West had initially defended the name of her shapewear label, saying she wouldn't change it.
Kim Kardashian West called out for cultural appropriation over her new shapewear line, Kimono
Fp Staff •Multiple Twitter users raised an objection to Kim Kardashian West's new Kimono shapewear line, since the name alludes to a Japanese traditional garment
Badass Indian pin-ups: Art that challenges what an Indian woman looks like
Siddhid •The battle against sexism has evolved and it rages on, but we must say, it’s never looked as good as it has in the form of these Indian pin-ups!
We need to talk about cultural appropriation: Why I agree with Lionel Shriver
Babatdor Dkhar •With her keynote speech at the Brisbane Writers Festival, Lionel Shriver has put front and centre the 'disease' of cultural appropriation.
Jesse Williams' BET awards speech started a twitter controversy for Justin Timberlake
Fp Staff •How an inspirational speech started a controversy on twitter.
Appropriating Hinduism? Students protest kirtan singing by white woman in US
Ians •Singing of kirtans at an Ivy League university has drawn protest from a section of Indian students.