BBC Minute: On Cultural Appropriation and Power

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Is cultural appropriation about an exchange of culture, or is it the politics of power? British author Afua Hirsch is half-Ghanaian and half-English. She's written a book about identity and race. She tells us that in an unequal society, sampling other cultures perpetuates the legacy of historic exploitation. (Photo: British author Afua Hirsch (R) and actress Naomie Harris (L) arrive at the BAFTA Awards in London on 18th February 2018. Credit: Neil Hall/EPA)