Lionel Shriver, We Need To Talk About Cultural Appropriation

Sharmilla Ganesan, Features Writer and Literary Columnist at The Star

27-Sep-16 14:30

Lionel Shriver, We Need To Talk About Cultural Appropriation

Based on Lionel Shriver’s recent comments about cultural appropriation and identity politics holding writers back from self-expression and writing fiction, Sharmilla Ganesan weighs in on what it means to respect the stories of others, or whether writing fiction should exist in a creative space that’s in a free-for-all freefall.

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Tags: too long; should read, cultural appropriation, identity, identity politics, privilege, racism, Lionel Shriver, representation, political correctness

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