The problem with appropriation of cultural appropriation

When future generations hold exclusive ownership of ancestral cultural symbols, dissemination becomes limited and survival is threatened. The opportunity to grow a culture is dependent on cross-pollination and evolution.
Given the broad brush that can even paint Halloween in a negative light, it appears this debate will continue for years to come, writes Sheila Copps.
OTTAWA—Halloween used to be a children’s candy blowout that spanned a couple of days. Nowadays, festivities have become bigger than Christmas in some circles, with costume shops and lawn decorations popping up all over the place a month before the bi...

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