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Is cultural appropriation forgivable in the name of fashion?

Asked by OpryLeigh (25305points) January 16th, 2016 from iPhone

I was reading this on Facebook this morning and, as always, the comments interested me more than the article!! Forget how you feel about the Kardashian/Jenner clan, do you think a seemingly white model should be modelling clothes inspired by a different culture to her own? How about the people buying the clothes, could it be offensive if a white girl is seen walking down the street in an outfit inspired by a different culture but bought in a high street store? Where is the line?

At the moment I don’t know enough about cultural appropriation to have an informed opinion either way, I’m hoping someone here will be able to educate me a little bit.

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