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I know every pop girl has been accused of racism or cultural appropriation at one point or another, but I feel as though Katy gets it disproportionately more. In fact, she probably has more racism accusations than any popgirl but Iggy. She was accused of cultural appropriation during Unconditionally (and not only that, but improperly appropriating the cultures no less), and she appears to have continued this trend by appropriating from Egypt with Dark Horse as well as accusations of appropriating from/mocking blacks during the TIHWD video.
There was also a lot of controversy over her mocking and appropriating from Native American (or, if you prefer, Indian) culture by wearing a costume inspired by it in real life. With some critics saying that it's disrespectful to make another's culture into her costume, and that it shows that Katy feels their cultures are beneath hers.
So, what does ATRL think? Is Katy a racist? And if so, is this intentional, or is she just ignorant of other cultures? Or is Katy embracing other cultures and doing nothing wrong? Please share your thoughts!
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