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News Articles: cultural appropriation

With TikTok trends like "copy-paste Latinas", the standard for what a Latinx woman <em>could</em> or <em>should</em> look like is squeezed into a very narrow set of ideals.

How Latin identity became fodder for content

From TikTok trends to mainstream music, popular culture is embracing — and mimicking — Latinos, with some creators actually pretending to be Latinx for social cachet.

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  • Manuela López Restrepo
A child-size Minnetonka suede and leather moccasin, pictured in 2011. The company has apologized for appropriating Native American culture and promised to do more to support Indigenous communities.

Moccasin maker Minnetonka has apologized for appropriating Native American culture

The shoe company started in 1946 as one of many that sold Native-inspired moccasins to roadside gift shops. Its CEO apologized for profiting off Indigenous culture and outlined a plan for giving back.

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  • Rachel Treisman