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Narrated by James Marriott
Every child loves dressing up. The more exotic the finery, the more fun to be had. It is the same with adults. Fashion is ever on the search for a style that can be borrowed from elsewhere and popularised at home. But beware the new taboo on “cultural appropriation”, a move now deemed deeply distressing, insulting to those whose culture is robbed and likely to pile on the agonies of victimhood. And be especially careful not to wear a sombrero, feather headdress or Kufi hat if you’re clearly from Maidenhead or Wigan and not Mexico, North America or Nigeria, as you will be denied admission to a pop festival.
The Reading Festival – Magaluf by the M4, as one headline put it – states
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