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Music
No, Bruno Mars Is Not Guilty of ‘Cultural Appropriation’
AGREE TO DISAGREE
The debate about whether Mars, a non-black artist, actively appropriates black culture is beyond tired—and misses the larger point about institutional racism in music.
Ira Madison III
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Mar. 13 2018
5:08AM EDT
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