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Cultural appropriation isn’t quirky, it’s deeply problematic

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer What is a culture? Various things: customs, food, language, and among many other significant aspects — clothing. Clothing visually represents its people and is shaped by the environment it’s crafted and worn in, in addition to resources and trade with other cultures. For these reasons, cultural clothing speaks to the rich histories of humans. Yet, these same cultural expressions are being taken and repurposed in ways that strip them of their origins.  As a South Asian, I often think about the colourful dresses that are found throughout the subcontinent. From the Osariya variant of the…

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