Madonna
As a master of provocative pop culture, what hasn't Madonna appropriated? She's been the focus of cultural controversy, especially, however, since she broke out with Like a Virgin. Though raised a Catholic, her use of Catholic imagery during the promotion of the album was all but virginal and considered a disrespect to the religious conservatives.
Lil' Kim
Branding herself as hip hop's tough-as-nails sexy (and sexual) diva, Lil' Kim has pushed quite a few buttons within her cultural set. However, in 2003, she took things too far when she posed for the cover of Russell Simmons' One World magazine in a burka (a female Muslim headdress) and a bikini.
Miley Cyrus' controversial twerking at the VMAs, while getting folks up in arms over decency on TV, has also served as another point of discussion — culture misappropriation, which is not only lifting another people's symbols and rituals, but misusing them as well. (That's not what foam fingers are for, Miley.)But really, however sincerely interested the former Hannah Montana may be in making music that "feels Black," she is simply the latest in a long line of people who've inappropriately reworked someone else's way of life. Click on for a look at more examples in recent history.
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