Cultural Appropriation
#CindyGate and the Lasting Stain of Cindy Sherman's Blackface Photos
Old works resurface after a young artist finds Sherman's "Bus Riders" series problematic.
We Talked to FKA twigs' Voguing Collaborator Derek FKA Jamel Prodigy
Part of twigs' acclaimed Congregata show, Derek's lessons directly inspired "Figure 8," so we caught up with the vogue don to discuss dancing, appropriation and the magic of FKA.
Black Magic: Hoodoo Witches Speak Out on the Appropriation of Their Craft
We talked to modern Hoodoo practitioners about cultural appropriation in witchcraft and keeping the African American slave folk magic alive.
On Branko’s 'Atlas' and Cultural Appropriation in Global Club Music
Buraka Som Sistema's Kalaf Epalanga considers what cultural appropriation means when an artist creates global music.
What Can Hermit Crabs Teach About Cultural Appropriation?
Aki Inomata is fed up with the West's influence on Japan.
David Guetta's Native American Fiasco Doesn't Make Him a Bigot—Just a Buffoon
The superstar DJ's caricature of Native American culture to promote his Pacha Ibiza residency has ruffled quite a few feathers.
Rachel Dolezal Resigns From NAACP Post Over Allegations She Posed as Black
The activist has resigned amid claims she misled people about her racial heritage, but said she was not "quitting" the movement for human rights.
Washington Civil Rights Activist Outed as White by Her Parents
Social media has latched on to the odd case of a local civil rights activist who claimed she was black when she isn’t, according to her estranged family.
Canada's ReMatriate Movement Takes on Fashion’s Indigenous Cultural Appropriation
"It's hard to ignore what harm there is in presenting the identity of indigenous women as hypersexual, passive beings."
The Folk Feminist Struggle Behind the Chola Fashion Trend
When I see the rebel Latino subculture being sampled and recontextualized by bourgeois white fashion designers, pop singers, or celebrity starlets, I can't help rolling my eyes.
The Gods Are Queer and Racially Diverse in 'The Wicked + The Divine'
Comic series 'The Wicked + The Divine' features ancient gods reborn into modern-day England.