Cultural Appropriation

Teen receives online backlash for dressing as rapper Kodak Black

Many are calling her bantu knots cultural appropriation.

On Oct 4, 2016 by Brianna Holt

How to avoid having a racist Halloween costume

It’s really not that hard.

On Oct 4, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

Disney pulls racist ‘brown skin’ ‘Moana’ Halloweeen costume

When will companies learn not to turn race into dress-up?

On Sep 19, 2016 by Jessica Machado

Racist high school basketball poster getting appropriately dragged

Yet again, non-Natives have to be reminded not to wear Native American headdresses.

On Sep 16, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

Marc Jacobs does not understand cultural appropriation

The designer is being called out for using white models wearing dreadlocks.

On Sep 16, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

Montreal teachers kick off school year in Native American headdress

The school previously had a problem with blackface.

On Aug 30, 2016 by Lyz Lenz

When K-pop culturally appropriates

Why Korean pop music doesn’t mind stealing from black culture.

On Apr 2, 2016 by Sherry Tucci

Misinformation spreads as video of argument over white student’s dreadlocks goes viral

SFSU denies the woman is a university employee.

On Mar 29, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

J.K. Rowling faces backlash for her new depiction of Native American history

Was the peace between Native Americans and colonial wizards really as simple as JKR makes it seem?

On Mar 9, 2016 by Aja Romano

Vogue and Cosmo criticized for reactions to Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ video

‘If y’all actually had Black people on staff, then s**t like this wouldn’t happen.’

On Feb 8, 2016 by Carrie Nelson

This vlogger wore a hijab on Tinder as an ‘experiment’

And then her account got deleted.

On Jan 15, 2016 by Marisa Kabas

Here’s how RocketJump’s creators reacted to their own accidental racism

What happens when a show’s own crew catches its accidental racism?

On Dec 16, 2015 by Rae Votta

Here’s how to tell if your Halloween costume is offensive

Follow the Golden Rule(s).

On Nov 2, 2015 by Nico Lang

1 Star For Hate campaign goes after offensive Halloween costumes

Because people still think going as ‘Pochahottie’ is acceptable.

On Oct 27, 2015 by Jaya Saxena

Why Miley Cyrus shouldn’t tell Nicki Minaj how to talk about race

Has Miley learned nothing from the criticism?

On Aug 28, 2015 by Morgan Jerkins