Retail
January 29, 2021
The Mahjong Line controversy shows that without the right context and intention, attempts at cultural adaptations can turn into appropriation. Image credit: The Mahjong Line
{"ct":"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","iv":"bc23e3f6b5c61d0dad108a41ae4bd54e","s":"2311883dbf61615c"}
Share your thoughts. Click here