Tieghan Gerard, the author of recipe site Half Baked Harvest, has come under fire for whitewashing Vietnamese pho. Earlier this month, Gerard shared a noodle soup recipe on her blog and Instagram with the title ‘Weeknight ginger pho ga (Vietnamese chicken soup)’. Ingredients listed included caramelized chicken and a “sweet, spicy, tangy sesame chile sauce.” Although the recipe’s name has since been…
A company in Texas has apologized after being called out for cultural appropriation. Based in Dallas, The Mahjong Line sells neon-coloured mahjong tile sets with prices between $325 and $425. The company was founded by three white women. Instead of traditional tiles, the game pieces feature images of bubbles, bags of flour and and the word ‘BAM!’. Other images include palm…
Michael Schulson’s new Korean BBQ restaurant Char Kol is being critisized for cultural appropriation. The Schulson Collective founder launched the Korean restaurant with Nina Tinari in Philadelphia last week but has since drawn flack for its lack of authenticity. Although the restaurant has rather few posts on Instagram, social media users are using the platform to express their disapproval of Schulson and…
Rapper Elijah Castillo AKA Conscience has been called out for appropriating Asian culture in a music video for his track Rush Hour. In the video, a non-Asian cast is seen dancing in front of a Laotian Buddhist temple dressed in traditional Asian clothes. Los Angeles model Julia Kong called out the rapper on Twitter with screenshots from the video, adding, “For the billionth…
Wion reports that the ‘Fox Eye Challenge’ on TikTok is being called out for cultural appropriation by Asian Americans. The challenge, which is trending on the social media platform, was inspired by Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid. View this post on Instagram throwback A post shared by Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Mar 22, 2020 at 10:28am PDT View this post on Instagram ⚡️giveaway…
The Washington Post reports that Dior has come under fire for its new ‘Sauvage’ perfume advert. The ad, titled We Are The Land, stars Johnny Depp and was promoted as “an authentic journey deep into the Native American soul in a sacred, founding and secular territory”. Posted on the the French luxury company’s Twitter, the ad shows Depp walking around a desert in…
Harper’s Bazaar China’s Rihanna cover has been slammed for cultural appropriation Dazed Digital reports that Harper’s Bazaar China has been criticized for cultural appropriation after releasing an issue with Rihanna in traditional Chinese clothes on the cover. On its latest cover, released on Tuesday, Rihanna is seen wearing a traditional Chinese dress. Her make up and hair are also styled with traditional Chinese…
Gordon Ramsay has defended his new Asian restaurant after receiving a scathing review British chef Gordon Ramsay has responded to a scathing review about his new Asian restaurant. For the first time since 2014, Ramsay is opening a new restaurant in London – Lucky Cat. Described as “an Asian eating house” by Ramsay himself, the restaurant will replace Maze. Reviewer Angela…
Nicki Minaj has been accused of cultural appropriation for her performance of ‘Chun Li’ on Saturday Night Live. Trinidadian-born American singer Nicki Minaj, who debuted her new single ‘Chun Li’ on Saturday Night Live, has been accused of cultural appropriation. Performing on SNL over the weekend, Minaj wore a shiny dress that resembled a kimono and was seen surrounded by dancers…
Students from Fort Hays State University (FHSU), Kansas, are criticising a play for cultural appropriation and racism. According to Campus Reform, FHSU students have criticised a school-sponsored operetta as being “racist” and guilty of “cultural appropriation”. Titled The Mikado, the play is described as “a fun burlesque romp about the whimsy of love” on the FHSU Music and Theatre Facebook page. The play is based “in a…
