Tag: cultural appropriation
Pillaging Loot That’s Already Been Plundered: On Beyoncé Doing Madonna
“The loot we pillaged had been plundered.” It’s one of the most indelible lines from Jeremy Atherton Lin’s Gay Bar. An aphorism that speaks to [Read More…]
Billie Eilish, Pop Culture Influencer, Becomes a “Victim” of Pop Culture Influence
Just as Get Out made its central focus the very real notion that white people covet certain aspects of Blackness, so, too, does the latest [Read More…]
White Girls in Native American Garb
A tradition almost as time-honored as Thanksgiving itself in America, the odd gravitational pull white girls feel toward dressing in Native American garb (mostly for [Read More…]
Not An Ideal Cover For Lana Del Rey: Anything From Porgy and Bess
The Queen of Summertime, she might proclaim of herself. And maybe she’s earned the title, for there are few other musicians who come to mind [Read More…]
