FASHION OR OFFENSE?
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION HURTS. LETS GET EDUCATED.
WHAT IS CULTURAL APPROPRIATION?
Cultural appropriation is an entirely different matter, however. It has little to do with one’s exposure to and familiarity with different cultures. Instead, cultural appropriation typically involves members of a dominant group exploiting the culture of less privileged groups--often with little understanding of the latter’s history, experience and traditions. Accordingly, socially aware people tend to frown upon this phenomenon."
-Nadra Kareem Nittle, Race Relations Expert
SELENA GOMEZ "COME AND GET IT"
PHARRELL ON THE COVER OF ELLE UK'S JULY ISSUE
NICOLA FORMICHETTI, DIESAL'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR DIESAL REBOOT
Islamic head coverings refer to principals of modesty and which one is worn can be dictated by religious and cultural identity. This delicate subject has made headlines across the world as countries and courtrooms weigh in on these traditions. Some women fight to be free of them, and other fight to hold on to their cultural and spiritual identities. Diesal, an italian clothing company that sells high-priced denim, used the image of a woman in a denim burqa to market their new line of clothing. The burqa, a symbol of modesty, is being paired with a lot of skin, going against the purpose with which the piece is worn. This is a blatant misunderstanding of a tradition.