What is cultural appropriation and how do we avoid it at Halloween?

From Kim Kardashian’s ill-named ‘kimono’ clothing line to Justin Bieber’s short-lived dreadlocks, several celebrities have been accused of cultural appropriation at one time or another.

While some stars are trying to show solidarity, such as Adele when she wore Bantu knots in her hair in 2021 to mark what would have been the Notting Hill Carnival, these attempts can go disastrously wrong.