Ignorance is happiness … until you offend a whole community of people. And unfortunately, some of our favorite stars have been accused of one or two cultural missteps.
Nobody is perfect. However, some of these cases are simply too egregious or worthy of gnashing of teeth to be ignored. Whether it’s launching a white actor to play the role of an East Asian character or a rocking braid of the white pop star on stage, many of today’s stars today fell into the trap of cultural appropriation. Remember Miley Cyrus’ comments on hip-hop Bangerz time? Or remember when Gigi Hadid was accused of wearing a blackface on a Vogue Italia blanket?
While there is still an ongoing debate about what is cultural appropriation and what cultural appreciation is, check out 25 times celebrities have been accused of being a cultural vulture, below.
Celebrities accused of cultural appropriation