oh my gosh, no. The NYT needs to publish pieces written from a diversity of different perspectives; we do not need for the New York Times to become a far-left echo chamber. The vast majority of commenters on the NYT article agreed with the author, and most NYT readers have left-leaning views. Only here on Jez and on a…

I, for one, am grateful for the cultural appropriation that brought yoga to the United States. American yoga, while not at ALL like traditional yoga, is a wonderful gift. American yoga has not harmed people in India who practice traditional yoga, so I don’t see what the problem is. It’s true that most people doing…

Why would people want to appropriate anything from another culture? Because they like it! People are naturally drawn to novelty (and, of course, to beauty). Some people are more novelty-seeking than others, especially creative people, who are the ones most likely to be “guilty” of cultural appropriation.

“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.” —I totally agree with this, and I think Bari Weiss (author of the NYT article) would also agree. But people often get slammed for cultural…

In all fairness though, aren’t “boxer braids” different than cornrows? i.e., aren’t they basically inside-out french braid pigtails? If a person only has two braids in, you’re not going to say they’re wearing cornrows.

A short mohawk is not an example of harmful cultural appropriation. Mohawks don’t “belong” to the Mahican people, or to anyone for that matter. This is precisely the kind of overreaction that the NYT article was criticizing.