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A South Asian student wears henna on Bruin Walk. Henna is worn traditionally during special events like weddings and religious ceremonies in South Asian culture. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)

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Brown and Bothered: Henna appropriation cherry-picks beauty while ignoring people, culture - Daily Bruin

Brown and Bothered: Henna appropriation cherry-picks beauty while ignoring people, culture

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Obvious reasons to avoid cultural appropriation – it involves stealing what is considered the beautiful aspects of another culture without respect for the tradition from which it originates and ignores the racism and xenophobia the creators of these items face.

https://dailybruin.com/2017/04/04/brown-and-bothered-henna-appropriation-cherry-picks-beauty-while-ignoring-people-culture/

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Brown and Bothered: Henna appropriation cherry-picks beauty while ignoring people, culture

By Sidra Rashid

April 4, 2017 10:30 p.m.