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Disney found itself at the center of another controversy this week after fans took to social media to complain that a Halloween costume based on one of the studio’s upcoming animated films appropriates Polynesian culture and is “basically full-body brownface for kids.”

Vanessa Hudgens found herself on the receiving end of a barrage of social media criticism on Monday after users accused the actress of appropriating Native American culture in a photograph she posted online.

Justin Timberlake apologized Sunday night for praising actor Jessie Williams’ pro-Black Lives Matter speech at the 2016 BET Awards after critics accused the singer of “appropriating” black culture.

Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg is set to star in a film adaptation of the young adult Black Lives Matter-inspired novel The Hate U Give.

Just a few hours after J.K. Rowling posted the first part of her new four-part “History of Magic in North America” series on Tuesday, the Harry Potter author has come under fire from social media users for appropriating Native American culture.

Actor Chris Hemsworth became the subject of social media scorn over the weekend for wearing a Native American-themed costume at a New Year’s party.

Columnist Charles Krauthammer mocked campus protesters and Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while discussing Clinton’s “7 ways Hillary Clinton is just like your abuela (the Spanish word for ‘grandmother’)” post on Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox

Yoga classes have been banned at a Canadian university because of  “cultural genocide… due to colonialism and western supremacy” after complaints from political correct students.  Jennifer Schaf had been providing free weekly yoga sessions for both disabled and able-bodied students at the University

A gay rights group in Sacramento has apologized for offending Asians at its recent Asian-themed fundraiser.

A high school in Brampton, Ontario banned a student of Colombian descent from dressing up as a mariachi for Halloween, claiming it was ‘cultural appropriation.’ Joshua Sewerynek, a ninth-grade student at the St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, told MRCTV that he and his friends had planned

Up till recently, Chipotle used to be by far my favourite fast food chain. But then it started venturing into areas which have nothing whatsoever to do with tasty, overstuffed burritos – making straight people feel bad about not finding crude,

An online campaign named “One Star For Hate” is calling on web users to leave negative reviews on Amazon products – particularly costumes – it deems to be offensive. Supporters are offered the chance to win a $3,000 scholarship if they

This summer, white, Western social justice warriors helpfully explained to Japanese-Americans why they should be offended over Westerners wearing a kimono at an interactive art exhibit in Boston.

University officials have ordered a local “Tex-Mex” restaurant to stop handing out ‘racist’ sombreros to students during fresher’s week, as they violate the Student Union’s policy on “cultural appropriation.” Pedro’s Tex-Mex Cantina, a Norwich restaurant, had set up a stall

Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg says the media is guilty of ignoring and disparaging black females.

A bi-racial Teen Vogue editor is under fire for featuring a light-skinned model in a story about African-American hairstyles in its June/July issue.

M.I.A. says she cannot release her latest music video “because it’s shot in Africa.”