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Cultural Purity Enforcement

Accusations that actors, designers, chefs, or influencers are 'stealing' from a culture when they use its style, stories, or symbols, often leading to roles recast, shows pulled, campaigns canceled, or products withdrawn.

Laws banning female genital mutilation are harmful and stigmatising, academics claim

thetimes.com

Billy and the Epic Escape to be withdrawn worldwide after First Nations groups say fantasy novel trivialises complex and painful histories

the Guardian

‘It’s no longer lost on me that I’m a white guy who opened a kebab shop’

The Tab

Kebab shop owner apologizes for cultural appropriation and gentrification after backlash

The Tab

Rainbow Serpent Festival changes name to Rainbow Spirit Festival to avoid cultural appropriation

abc.net.au

Dior's Sauvage ad featuring Native American dancer sparks cultural appropriation accusations

NBC News

Kim Kardashian West renames shapewear line after cultural appropriation backlash

NBC News

Fenty Beauty Pulls 'Geisha Chic' Highlighter After Accusations of Cultural Appropriation

CNN

Topshop Pulls "Scarf Playsuit" After Accusations of Cultural Appropriation

Allure

Does Glenda Jackson playing King Lear or Maxine Peake starring as Hamlet constitute “sexual appropriation”, or is that somehow something different?

The Independent

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