Kat Rosenfield: Why It's Important for Novelists To Speak Freely
The mystery writer and cultural critic is an outspoken defender of free thinking and cultural appropriation.
Cultural Appropriation
Noah Rothman: The Progressive War on Fun
A conservative argues today's left is channeling Puritan theocrats when they try to prevent us from enjoying ourselves. Is he correct?
American Dirt Author Cancels Book Tour, Claiming Safety Concerns
The tour may be canceled, but the book is benefiting from the controversy.
Booker Prize Winner Bernardine Evaristo: 'This Whole Idea of Cultural Appropriation Is Ridiculous'
"I refuse to construct some kind of character who is going to appease everybody."
Indiana Wesleyan Student Kicked Out of Honors College for Questioning Cultural Appropriation
Bias incident reports, safety concerns, and harassment charges, all because of a slightly trollish Facebook post.
Don't Let the Woke Scolds Ruin Cinco de Mayo
Tacos, tequila, and sombreros are not the path to white supremacy.
Is Gentrification Still Bad If Local Owners Profit from White Hipsters?
A tale of chicken and cultural appropriation in Austin.
Another Blow for Fake News About Fake News: Reason Roundup
Plus: Author Zadie Smith talking cultural appropriation, and Budweiser versus Big Corn
Yes, White Kids Can Dress Up As Black Panther for Halloween
"The idea that only black kids would wear Black Panther costumes is insane to me."
Cultural Appropriation? British TV Chef's 'Jerk Rice' Isn't Jamaican Enough for Critics
"This appropriation needs to stop," says one Labour Party member of Parliament.
'It Became Normal, It Became Hot, to Be Alternative' — Reason 50th Anniversary: Podcast
Nick Gillespie talks about the end of the cultural mainstream, the rise of DIY everything, and the quaint, unacknowledged power of $6 DVD players.
Southern Poverty Law Center Calls Cinco de Mayo Festivities 'Textbook Cultural Appropriation'
"Mexican culture cannot be reduced to tacos, oversized sombreros and piñatas." True, but those shouldn't be off-limits either.
Is This Prom Dress an Act of Cultural Appropriation?
Social media can actually be pretty good at hosting heated conversations about racism and sexism.
Cultural Appropriation Means Never Having to Say You're Sari
Kennedy wears Indian garb, gives anti-cultural appropriators a mass coronary
The Death of a Nacho King Proves the Media Are Cultural Appropriation's Biggest Enablers
This isn't the first time the MSM have gotten their tortilla-chip meal provenance wrong.
Remy: Trigger (Thriller Parody)
No one's there to save you from a joke that you don't like.
Screw Cultural Appropriation and Let Your Daughter (or Son!) Be Moana for Halloween
Cosmopolitan isn't very cosmopolitan when it comes to costumes.
Us Silly Right-Wingers and Our #Problematic Sombreros!
The New Republic unwittingly praises Reason and Lionel Shriver with faint damning.
Katy Perry Is Very Sorry She Once Wore Her Hair in Cornrows
The cultural appropriation hysteria reaches a fever pitch.
A U.N. Effort to Make Cultural Appropriation Illegal?
An intergovernmental committee meets in Geneva this week to talk about "protecting" traditional cultural expressions.
White-Owned Restaurants Shamed for Serving Ethnic Food: It's Cultural Appropriation
'It's about profit, ownership, and wealth in a white supremacist culture.'
Trump's Tough Talk in Saudi Arabia, Cultural Appropriation Follies, And Protesting Mike Pence [Reason Podcast]
What happens when rhetoric is good but totally divorced from reality, whether the topic is the budget or war?
A Canadian Writer Defended Cultural Appropriation and All Hell Broke Loose
"...a space that is not safe for indigenous and racialized writers."
Boujee, Bougie, Bourgie: Who's Appropriating Whose Culture? An Answer in 12 Songs
In the spirit of an interracial, equal-opportunity orgy of bougie-ness, check out these tunes and videos.
Lionel Shriver Doesn't Care If You Hate Her Sombrero
The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin and The Mandibles pulls no punches when it comes to race, sex, or economics.
Rob Schneider's Paella and the Mortal Sin of Cultural Appropriation
"When celebrities-and celeb chefs like Jamie Oliver-render Spain's beloved dish unrecognizable, our culture suffers."