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Tom Hanks‘ rapper son Chet Haze appears to be taking full advantage of his recent publicity. The 29-year-old entertainer made headlines this week when he shared a video of himself speaking Jamaican patois on the Golden Globes red carpet. Haze was at the event in support of his father, who was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille […]
NiteCap, a company founded by Sarah Marantz Lindenberg, has received backlash with following what many perceive as cultural appropriation. The company produces a $98 silk hair bonnet that’s essentially a gentrified version of a $5 product, and Twitter isn’t happy especially as Lindenberg gave an interview in which she was praised as an innovator. […]
Kim Kardashian courted controversy when she first announced her plans to launch a line of shapewear called Kimono. Despite initially standing her ground, she later apologized and said she was going to launch the line with a brand new name. She said her intention behind the name was completely “innocent” in an interview with the Wall […]
There’s been another development in the Kardashianverse, and—as is standard issue at this point—there’s also a great deal of subsequent criticism to speak of. Kim Kardashian, per the Los Angeles Times, has Kimono and related variants (Kimono Body, Kimono Intimates, Kimono World) among an assortment of filed trademarks still awaiting review. Tuesday, she announced the launch of […]
Gucci is facing cultural appropriation criticism once again. Despite first receiving criticism for debuting their “Full Indy Turban” on a white model during Milan Fashion Week 2018, the luxury fashion brand put the controversial product up for sale on Nordstrom for $790 recently. Understandably, a lot of people aren’t happy. Twitter users have directly criticized […]
Ariana Grande will always be connected to the city of Manchester ever since the bombing outside her show in May 2017. As a result, when it was announced that she would be returning to headline the city’s Pride Festival it was met with much excitement. However, a few voices began to rumble claiming she is appropriating LGBTQ […]
A Change.org petition calling for Disney to back off its “Hakuna Matata” trademark is just short of 100,000 signatures. The Swahili phrase, of course, is the center of the classic Lion King soundtrack cut of the same name. In the now-viral petition to the Walt Disney Company, Shelton Mpala argues that the practice of trademarking something […]
