I mean, I was annoyed that Isabel Marant was selling Oaxaca-inspired clothing for $300 as if she came up with these brilliant designs, but in the grand scheme of things, does this really matter?

Those numbers are not negligible; I could compare the 23k number to a number of other key demographics in our country and it would be similar. Also if they are not outliers from other Indigenous nations in Canada (Statscan only indicates all First Nations and Inuit population numbers together in most studies) their…

“Maybe shit is worse than I think... I know that doing anything while brown or black is different than if a white person does it.”

I don’t think white people are the ones who get to decide if it matters. And not all people of color feel the same about appropriation either. But when white people take credit for or are applauded for creating styles/dances/what the hell ever that have belonged to other cultures for years, it is a problem. It’s a…

Yes, THEY MATTER because it all helps to further denigrate people of color who have been known to wear these types of hairstyle and clothing. Cornrows on black women are deemed “ghetto”, or “hood”, however, on white women like Katy Perry, or the Kardashians, they’re deemed as edgy and cool, and get dubbed ridiculous…

I think she means this though specifically in an American context. Japanese citizens probably wouldn’t be offended by someone in a geisha costume because they’re not a minority group. Japanese Americans on the other hand might have a different experience because they are a minority group.

Honestly I think the biggest issue in all this is that the people whose culture is being appropriated are otherwise treated poorly by the people doing the appropriating (and US society writ large). It’s all about “you care for my appearance but you don’t care for me”.

The fascinating thing is, reading past comment threads about this very issue, soooo many Jezebel readers would agree with the NY Times troll piece. The entire piece seems copy and pasted from this site’s community of commenters. 

“So, a person who wears a dumb “geisha girl” costume is not the same fucking thing as Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) who assimilated and chose to live and breathe the culture.”

Perry is quick to clarify that she is NOT looking for the next Ariana Grande/Katy Perry/Fifth Harmony; only “authentic, timeless musicians who can fill the void in the music industry” need apply.

When I was little, my mom bought me a comic book that showed me how deal with these weirdos.

Then what would keep his hair from skittering away?

Why are Brett Michaels and Aaron Carter fighting? That lead picture is confusing.

Okay, I actually am in a polyamorous relationship, and have been since about 2001, and I can tell MVP that there’s actually a term for the bullshit her boyfriend is pulling. It’s called “Relationship Broken? Add More People!”, and it refers specifically to the kind of person who thinks that polyamory is a solution to…

Why not take it a step further? Don’t undress! Shower in a swimsuit! Don’t have naked body! And on the subject of theft, don’t have any money or possessions!! This is wholly unhelpful, victim blaming advice.

I’m sorry I’m confused. Are you saying she’s not a thing and therefore having her and her girlfriend’s nude photos published without her consent also not a thing? Or are you just generally describing your dislike for her completely separate of that. Genuinely curious.

Hey she’s also a human who had her privacy violated in a massive way, so maybe this isn’t the place for your personal critiques of her job performance.

Yeah, fuck her for wanting to go after people who published hacked naked photos of her, right?

I counter your opinion with mine. She is actually a great actress (see Personal Shopper and Clouds of Sils Maria among others), is hot as fuck, and is a super interesting public figure. You can’t teach taste, so I won’t bother trying to convince you otherwise. :)