‘Tell Tchaikovsky the News’—the Absurdity of Cultural Appropriation

‘Tell Tchaikovsky the News’—the Absurdity of Cultural Appropriation
Bruno Mars performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos Sunday, in East Rutherford, N.J., on Feb. 2, 2014. AP Photo/Bill Kostroun
Geoffrey Clarfield
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On March 8, 2021, the National Post reported that pop star Bruno Mars was being attacked for “cultural appropriation” of black culture and music because he’s neither African, nor African American by descent.
Geoffrey Clarfield
Geoffrey Clarfield
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Geoffrey Clarfield is an anthropologist-at-large who has spent 20 years travelling, living, and working in East Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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