Cultural Appropriation
'N*****fishing' Is the New Form of Blackface
The word describes white women who change their appearance to look black or racially ambiguous. We spoke to someone accused of this, and to the women calling her out.
This Chef Wants to Reclaim Bone Broth
Mithalee Rawat sees her bone broth as a way of reclaiming the culture she’s watched be appropriated for decades.
Indigenous Tattoo Artists on the Ethics Behind Their Ink
“One of my favourite things to tattoo is beadwork that their mum or one of their family members have done.”
Jamie Oliver Released a ‘Jerk Rice’ Product and People Are Not Happy
Levi Roots and MP Dawn Butler have called out the dish for being offensive.
The World's Most Controversial K-Pop Group
We met up with the members of EXP Edition, the world’s first non-Korean K-pop group, to find out why they’re trying to become the genre’s next breakout stars—and explore the backlash they're facing from people accusing them of cultural appropriation.
For Hawaiians, Defending 'Aloha' and 'Poke' Is About More than Just Food
Hawaii-based writer James Charisma explains why there's more to the Aloha Poke Co. drama than just semantics.
'Bad Appetite' Puts the Food World's Cultural Appropriation on the Chopping Block
Comedian Jenny Yang uses her nascent YouTube series to showcase underrepresented voices in food.
The World's First Non-Korean K-Pop Group
We met up with the members of EXP Edition to find out why they’re trying to become the genre’s next breakout stars.
How Mobile Apps Have Whitewashed Mindfulness Practices
On today's podcast episode, we talk about how the traditional Buddhist practice has been commodified.
Montreal Jazz Fest cancels show with mostly white cast singing slave songs amid backlash
SLĀV, staged by Robert Lepage and Betty Bonifassi, was widely slammed as cultural appropriation.
To Some, Mindfulness Feels too Whitewashed to Embrace
Can being more inclusive change the elitist vibe?