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November 27, 2014 - Written by:

When Culture Vultures Attack

Iggy Bounce

The year 2014 brought slang terms such as ‘basic’ and ‘bae’ into the mainstream spotlight. And ironically it also ushered in a new term on my side of the pond: Columbusing. As seen in this satirical College Humor video, Columbusing happens when the dominant culture (most of the time this refers to people of European descent) adopts elements from non-dominant cultures,... Read the rest of this post...

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