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December 2016

December 14, 2016

How to Call Out Cultural Appropriation: My Proposed Solution

The article I talked about earlier made me start thinking in a slightly new way....

December 14, 2016

11 South Asian Accessories and What They Really Mean–a reaction

A friend posted this link on Facebook to an article called "11 South Asian Accessories...

March 2016

March 09, 2016

White Hindu Voices

In a world of social justice and discussion of cultural misappropriation, this is a subject...

February 2016

February 01, 2016

A New Case of Appropriation?

There's been buzz going around lately about a music video put out by Coldplay featuring...

December 2015

December 28, 2015

Yoga and Cultural Appropriation

This is a big topic right now and there's a lot to discuss. It came...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Panel: Honoring or Appropriation?

My friend Andrea is often my consultant when it comes to issues of cultural mis-appropriation....

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Racial Identity: me and Rachel Dolezal

I've been hearing about this situation with Rachel Dolezal for a few days and biding...

March 2015

March 12, 2015

Using White Privilege for Good

In the last few years I have been fortunate enough to be connected with many...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

White Hindu Stereotypes

UPDATE: I've caused some offense to my friends and I must apologize. I didn't realizehow the...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Hoping to be Born Brown

(Note: I am on my honeymoon this week, so if your comment doesn't show up...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

When Is a Hat Just a Hat?

Okay, now that you know my deep dark secret, that I am terrifically fascinated with...

December 16, 2013

Confession: I’m Fascinated By Hijabs

Personally I don't feel that me dressing like a Hindu, behaving like a Hindu, and...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

“But I have an Indian friend”

The cry of racists everywhere. "But I'm friends with [insert race or ethnicity] people!" One...

October 24, 2013

Quiz: Religious or Cultural?

Today we're going to play a little game. For each thing I mention, you decide...

October 03, 2013

The Hardest Thing About Blogging

There's something about human nature that no matter how much praise we get, one criticism...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

July 2013

July 05, 2013

In Which I Take a Joke Too Seriously

In response to my post about why I am called the "white" Hindu, someone linked...

July 04, 2013

Cultural Appropriation and Me

This is an issue that I have to remain constantly aware of. It's not a...