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Beyonce&#039;s appearance in a recent music video for the Coldplay song &quot;Hymn For the Weekend,&quot; which is set in India, has been criticized for appropriating cultural practices native to the area. (YouTube screen shot)

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Cultural appropriation or appreciation?

Sravya Jaladanki

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The line is blurry, but cultures can be appreciated rather than appropriated – and sometimes, claims of appropriation are overblown.

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Cultural appropriation or appreciation?

By Daily Bruin Staff

March 7, 2016 5:48 p.m.