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Theme - Cultural Appropriation

 Statements 
Culture is not a costume.
Culture is such a beautiful thing to keep up when not used as violence.
Cultural appropriation is when traditional clothing and history is used as fashion
Cultural exchange is good

 should not be used as costume
- bindis
- kimonos (japanese traditional costumes)
- headscarves 
- native american traditional dress
- braids

 --> disregarded if culture is used as costume when for example America is fighting for controlling their image.

 - Unisex toilets? can be used by any person regardless of their gender.

 - Gustav Klimt - used some ornaments of japans culture from kimonos in his art

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 Where is the line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation in fashion and media?
http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/gallery/20742/21/valentino-ss16
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7495440/mia-zayn-malik-new-song-freedun-stream
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-dos-and-donts-of-cultural-appropriation/411292/ - Osklen's Spring 2016 collection


http://www.revelist.com/style-news/versace-native-american/9620/twitter-called-out-versace-over-their-750-native-americans-tribute-shirt/1

http://urbanmecca.net/news/2016/09/13/kylie-jenner-accused-of-cultural-appropriation/
http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2012/11/victorias-secret-model-in-headdress.html


https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/09/21/t-magazine/fashion/a-brief-history-of-designers-appropriating-culture/s/old-fashion-slide-B50C.html
http://www.fashionisers.com/fashion-news/marc-jacobs-spring-2017-rtw/
https://mic.com/articles/184170/why-do-white-people-still-not-get-that-cultural-appropriation-isnt-ever-cultural-appreciation#.bhkJpeWEo









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