Cultural appropriation can be a little tricky to understand. Even if you’re familiar with the term and know it’s something to avoid, you might have some lingering uncertainties as to where the line ...

Comments the singer made in a recent interview highlight a long history of misunderstanding the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation ...

Cultural appropriation does not exist. “Cultural appropriation” as described by Susan Scafidi, a law professor at Fordham University, is “taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural ...

The phrase “cultural appropriation” appears in many forms and many contexts. And the debates surrounding it have swelled periodically, especially in the last 20 years. But what does it really mean, ...

Gwen Stefani recently came under fire for saying "I'm Japanese" in a new interview. Stefani is just one of many pop stars who have been accused of cultural appropriation over the years. Insider spoke ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every Halloween, the phrase "cultural appropriation" comes up in conversation — so, what is that? How do we explain it to children ...

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I noted a recent call for a boycott of a show at the Brownsville Museum of Art on the grounds that the featured artist, an Anglo, was appropriating and exploiting Mexican themes, while many ...

No parent wants their child called out on Halloween for being culturally offensive. Google tells us many search to learn whether the costume their child wants to wear might be racist or insensitive.

To give a little background: The skirt in question made its debut on the runways of Seoul in April this year. In the post-show notes, artistic director of Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri, said the ...

Every Halloween, the phrase "cultural appropriation" comes up in conversation — so, what is that? How do we explain it to children? And how can families make sure their Halloween costumes aren't ...