The Cultural Appropriation Debate, Starring Beyoncé & Coldplay episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 2, 2016 · 4 MIN

The Cultural Appropriation Debate, Starring Beyoncé & Coldplay

from Micropolis · host WNYC

With their new video for "Hymn for the Weekend," shot in India, Beyoncé and Coldplay stumbled into a controversy that's been centuries in the making: the cultural appropriation debate. When is it okay to borrow from another culture, and when does the simple act of, say, wearing a kimono or Indian tribal clothing become offensive, a sort of identity theft?  "Our clothes are our external representation to the world," said Susan Scafidi, author of "Who Owns Culture?" "So when you wear the clothes of another culture, you're representing yourself as part of that culture."  

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Feb 2, 2016

Embed this episode

NOW PLAYING

The Cultural Appropriation Debate, Starring Beyoncé & Coldplay

0:00 4:56

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

No similar episodes found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Micropolis?

This episode is 4 minutes long.

When was this Micropolis episode published?

This episode was published on February 2, 2016.

Can I download this Micropolis episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.
URL copied to clipboard!