For what it's worth, I agree. The same comes up in the debate over the Washington Redskins name. Defenders of the name will point to a few Native Americans who like the team name and act like that's a trump card, but it doesn't seem that way to me. There are always going to be some people who don't care for whatever…

I don't know if it is worth noting. The issue isn't that a culturally appropriating bindi wearer might hurt someone's feeling, the issue is that it displays an colonialist attitude that native cultures exist to be used as fashion accessories, that native cultures can be exploited for monetary gain that never benefits…

No, it's appropriation when anyone not from that culture does it. I'm a Mixed Latina. If I wore a bindi it would still be inappropriate of me.

Woah, where did my normal, intelligent Jezebel commenters go? For the 1,000 time:

While I don't necessarily disagree with the points made in the Huffington Post article, I feel like since there IS division and since there IS a pretty significant portion of South Asians who do find it appropriative, maybe it's better to err on the side of not wearing it as a fashion accessory. There are lots of…

I can't stand the Coachella faux-hemian crowd. It's not just that they're appropriating meaningful cultural symbols like the bindi, but the way that they treat these symbols as disposable, like a costume they can cast aside once the weekend is over.

Hi I'm not white, but thanks for playing. No one's saying that you can't wear anything that isn't within your race. I've seen plenty of non-South Asian women at Hindu weddings in full sari complete with bangles and a bindi. But I do find the trend of taking items significant cultural import to complete a "look"…

White people should stick to stealing from their own cultural pasts rather than constantly raping and pillaging the Global South. They've colonized, massacred, destroyed, and stole from India and much of the world for centuries (and still do), can't they just stick to goddamn Bavarian outfits or something.

Cultural appropriation has an inherent negative connotation - the 'mis' is unneccesary as it is implied

It's so nice to see high school students dressed like actual teenagers... I watch too much Disney Channel apparently where they are dressed like little models.

It's interesting that you don't bother to name any of them.

I see your point but it's interesting that much more time is spent talking about Lena Dunham than Mindy Kaling, who is also the producer, lead writer and protagonist of her own show and is still in her early 30s. Part of it is due to Girls being able to go much deeper into edgy, sexual content due to being on HBO, and…

You missed the point with such grace and poise. lol Are you implying that the other women (admittedly, very few) are not amazing for not having a show on HBO? Is Shonda Rhimes not amazing for managing to be a Black woman that had 3 shows on the air (Grey's might have jumped shark, but 7+ seasons is a big fucking deal;…

Is there another human being on this planet that hates this show? It may be well written, but the characters are vapid, self absorbed and clueless. I seriously can't watch it.

I sucked it up and watched the whole first season. Its a terrible show. I see absolutely no value in it whatsoever and wonder about my fellow humans who like it. I just couldn't get what all the hype is about.

Why are there so many stories about this show? Is Jezebel's readership really that interested in Girls? Why?

If you read my first comment you'd realize I'm specifically talking about the way Jezebel covers (or rather doesn't cover) TV shows featuring women. I do read most of the other stories, actually. And I enjoy most of what this website puts out, otherwise I wouldn't be here. Doesn't mean I can't also be sick to death of…

I'm so sick of this website mastrubating to Lena Dunham like she's the first woman to ever grace our television screens. You know there are other women who are headlining their own shows right now. Some of them actual women of color. I know Jezebel's version of feminism is pretty white-washed, but how about we talk…

Ha, never seen the show, just some clips on line and never really felt a strong desire to check it out, but that clip was great! Well, it might have just been Donald Glover... but still!