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Boba or Bobba? | Not Overthinking, Just Thinking

Boba or Bobba? | Not Overthinking, Just Thinking

Corinne Davidson October 21, 2024
The whole situation not only filled me with frustration, but also sadness. It was so irritating to see my culture appropriated and mocked. I’ve seen it so many times with small things like clothing, but I’ve also seen it with social issues, like China — and Asian people in general — being blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alexia Nizhny / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Faux pas of the 2010s make the comeback of indie sleaze complicated

Sujena Soumyanath November 15, 2021
The comeback of the 2010's "indie sleaze" provides fashion with much-needed spontaneity and maximalism, even if that means subjecting ourselves to shutter shades.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: ‘Captain Underpants,’ Dr. Seuss aren’t being canceled, but children’s books do have to be held to a higher standard of inclusivity

Editors March 31, 2021
We must educate children to be mindful and compassionate members of society. It starts with books.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Let’s Talk About: Cultural appropriation of tequila

Mayela Machribie Lumban Gaol March 3, 2021
If Kendall Jenner is receiving all the criticism in the tequila industry, shouldn’t we extend that scrutiny to all the other wrong-doers and shed light on other non-Mexican celebrities in the tequila-making industry?
Meredith Varner

American Protest: Native Americans are humans, not costumes or mascots

Meredith Varner April 22, 2020
It is never okay to dress up as another race or culture; that is a person’s identity and not some fun costume you get to wear on Halloween for a few hours.
Colbi Edmonds

Culture Shock: Bi-Racial Dating Doesn’t Mean You Can Appropriate Culture

Colbi Edmonds April 14, 2020
These historical meanings and the pain that comes with cornrows are not meant for the ancestors of colonizers to wear on their heads as some sort of fashion statement.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Ian Condry speaks at “On the Edge: Cultural Appropriation or Cultural Sharing?” — a symposium hosted by the Boston University Center for the Study of Asia Thursday afternoon. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Center for the Study of Asia discusses relationship of controversial art, cultural appropriation

Nathan Lederman October 31, 2018
Music resonated throughout the room as six chamber choir members of “Voices 21C” sang “Adinu,” a traditional Sufi song. The audience comprised of students, professors and community members listening to the melody of another culture before delving into a conversation on cultural appropriation.
BURSTEIN: Coachella serves as catalyst for cultural appropriation

BURSTEIN: Coachella serves as catalyst for cultural appropriation

Sarah Burstein April 19, 2016

This past weekend was the first weekend of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Held in California, the festival has become known for its celebrity attendance, fashion trends and that big...

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