Post Tagged with: "cultural appropriation"

Letter to the Editor: Boar Pen

October 21, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

To the Editor: As the members of Boar Pen, we would like to respond to an opinion piece published two weeks ago titled “Yes, Your Hawaiian-Themed Event is Appropriative.” The article attempted to align our club with racist and appropriative behaviors, suggesting malicious intent and insensitivity of the club leaders.Read More

Illustration by Katharine Li '17

Yes, Your Hawaiian-Themed Event is Appropriative

October 7, 2016 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

In the winter of my eighth grade year, a determination to twist my hair consumed me. I inhaled all the information I could find about the history of dreadlocks. I listened to the stories of famous activists with locks. I spent hours before the mirror in deep contemplation. I meditatedRead More