As a continuation of Episode 35 where we talked about various companies who chose to profiting off of cultural appropriation, today we bring the topic towards fashion and beauty.
So many mainstream fashion trends today have roots in Black culture, and we take the time to touch on some instances where these 'inspirations' have gone wrong. From B-style in Japan to the popularity of dreadlocks, we also have a subjective discussion about what's acceptable. and what's not. As Asian Canadians, we also talk about a few trends popularized in the West that remind us of past cultural traumas growing up here.
The larger conversation eventually leads back to the root of the problem - the erasure of darker moments in history and the single goal that arises again and again... money.
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