The Interpreters: Cultural Co-opting

A group of protesters outside a police precinct.
Members of "Anonymous," protesting police brutality in Minneapolis on Dec. 6.
Courtney Perry / For MPR News

What's a person to do when someone or some group appropriates your culture, just grin and bear it?

In this episode, co-host and Brit expat Ben Heywood traces the historical roots of the 'Anonymous mask,'and explains why he's become more empathetic toward populations whose cultures have been appropriated.

And, Andy Sturdevant explores 'fitness' culture with his co-hosts. In other words, should Andy join a gym, and if so, which one?

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