How does cultural appropriation work – and how can you spot it?

From the West’s yoga obsession to Justin Bieber’s hair style, accusations of cultural appropriation are common

Is practising yoga a form of cultural appropriation? The question has arisen in recent years as the yoga industry continues to grow and strange new forms of the practice – from “goat yoga” to “gin and yin yoga” – are introduced.

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