appropriation
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Chef Alysa Reynolds On Fusion Cuisine & Cultural Appropriation | Securing the Bag: Part 3
The host of Hulu’s Searching For Soul Food series recalls her desire to champion soul food and pay respect to cultures via food.
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Cheat Sheet: What Is Cultural Appropriation?
With Halloween around the corner, let’s make it clear that cultural appropriation is not your ticket to appreciation.
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A Swift Solution? Taylor Swiftly Rebrands Her Folklore Merch After a Black Business Owner Calls Foul
Does nobody Google anymore? Is a basic trademark or incorporation search too tedious to endure? Or do big stars’ teams just figure they can easily eclipse small independent entities, so due diligence is simply drudgery? We’re asking this in all seriousness because only weeks after the unfortunately named country vocal group Lady Antebellum bulldozed and…
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#BlackoutDay2020: Why There's Never Been a Better Time to Buy Black—and Why Black Creators Matter, Too
With a primary focus on Black-owned businesses since our founding here at The Glow Up, admittedly, we occasionally forget the rest of the world hasn’t caught on to how rich, varied and high-quality the offerings from Black entrepreneurs can be. #BlackoutDay2020 aims to change that, as everyone—not just us folks and fam—is encouraged to spend…
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‘A’ for Effort? Kylie Jenner Says She’s Loving Learning to Do Daughter Stormi’s Hair
Yeah, we know—usually when we’re discussing anything Kardashian-Jenner related, we’re giving it an “A” for “appropriation,” but a heartwarming little item crossed our desks today, and it only felt fair to give a rare nod of approval. Little Stormi Webster is just over a year old, but 21-year-old mom Kylie Jenner is making sure her…
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Checkmate: Naomi Campbell Uses Attribution to Clap Back at the Kardashians' Appropriation
Is it appreciation or appropriation? We may never know for sure, but after weeks of seeing many of her iconic looks revived by Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, Naomi Campbell is making sure we all put some respect on her name by reminding us who wore it first—and arguably, best. Campbell was far from the…
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No Tears Left to Cry? Ariana Grande's New Tattoo Is, Er … Smoking Hot (Literally) [Updated]
In the ongoing discussion about cultural appropriation, perhaps the most ubiquitous (and therefore, somehow generally acceptable) is the Kanji tattoo. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s one of the countless Japanese language tattoos long sported by people of other cultures, often to indicate some sort of Eastern-inspired spiritual depth. (Or because people just think it looks cool;…
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Weezer Sits On the Passenger Side of TLC's Ride, Covers 'No Scrubs'
If you whitewashing a TLC hit, oh yes, Weezer, I’m talking to you… Rock band Weezer recently released an album full of cover songs, and while the tracklist included Black Sabbath and A-Ha, one particular song by T-Boz, Chilli and Left Eye stood out. That’s right, “No Scrubs.” Sidenote: I googled “No Scrubs” for this…
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Know Your History: Appropriation Is Real, But Kendall Jenner's Hairstyle Ain't That (This Time)
Beloveds, we know cultural appropriation is an insidious issue that must be called out at every turn so as to nip it in its arrogant bud, but we’ve got some news for you: everything a member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan participates in doesn’t automatically fall into that category. (Trust us, we’d likely write a buzz…