The influence of black culture in fashion has been historically erased or reimagined and marketed for white counterparts: beauty is measured through the lens of western dress, and Black models are typically tokens of diversity on the runway.
“What Grinds My Gears…” is a new series here at The Seahawk in which our writers talk about things that bother us but are not quite big enough deals to warrant a full opinion article. These are not...
Fairley Lloyd, Contributing Writer
• October 31, 2018
As Halloween rolls around the corner, it is probably a good time to talk about costumes and cultural appropriation.
Cultural appropriation is often defined as taking someone’s culture or part...
Editor’s Note: Veronica Wernicke is a freshman at UNCW majoring in Communication Studies and is the Assistant Opinion Editor for The Seahawk. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of...
