Avatar 2: The Way of Water has come out, and critics are not happy. The sequel film to the original Avatar movie is facing calls for a boycott over its alleged “appropriation” of indigenous and African cultures. The film, a sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 smash hit Avatar, focuses on the Na’vi, the blue-skinned inhabitants of an alien planet called Pandora.
Tag: Cultural Appropriation
The Appropriation of Hailey Bieber’s ‘Brownie Glazed Lip’
The lipstick combination immediately became a must-have beauty trend amongst white beauty influencers and influencees. After seeing the trend myself, I quickly realized that the new revolutionary trend was not all that revolutionary. It was nothing more than lining your lips with brown lip liner and topping them off with gloss. If I am being honest, I did not initially see the original TikTok of her presenting her new lip combo trend; I had just seen the numerous TikTok responses from black beauty creators expressing their disdain over how an everyday beauty staple in the black and brown community is now being remarketed as the “hot new trend” with no credit to the originators.
Dior Accused Of ‘Culturally
Appropriating’ Chinese Skirt
Dior is facing heavy criticism of cultural appropriation after protestors claimed the luxury fashion brand copied a classic Chinese skirt design, which dates back to the Ming Dynasty. According to the ‘New York Post’, many Chinese student protestors stood outside one of the label’s Paris stores on Avenue des Champs-Elysées.
4 Great Beach Reads for the Summer
Young adult romance, LGBTQ+ stories, family conventions, childhood friends becoming lovers, old friends falling out, and time travel are all included in this cute and fluffy summer read list. Some of these stories are more mature, dealing with professional failure and growing old. Others are more carefree and adolescent, with stories about finding your passion and rebelling against traditional cultural norms. However, they are all stories about finding yourself and discovering love in the summer.
Mexico’s Ministry of Culture accuses clothing brands of appropriation
Mexico’s Ministry of culture has accused fashion giants Zara and Anthropologie of cultural appropriation, citing the patterns on select pieces in their latest drops that are reportedly using patterns identical to those traditional in certain indigenous Mixteca community.
In a statement, the culture ministry asked the companies to provide a “public explanation on what basis could privatize collective property.” The ministry says that the companies have taken inspiration from designs that were created in Oaxaca, without providing any benefit to the communities. The agency has called on the companies to rectify this and give considerations to the indigenous communities.
