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Cultural appropriation or appreciation? The Singapore view
Amid debate over an American teen wearing a cheongsam, ST explores issue's relevance here
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When 16 MPs wore saris for a Deepavali photoshoot for Tamil Murasu newspaper in 2016, its news editor Tamilavel said most of the Singapore Indian community "were positive and appreciative that non-Indian MPs appreciated their culture".
However, he added: "I had a minority telling me that this was cultural appropriation."
