This is not okay. I am done with having to deal with the issue of cultural appropriation and how people are still unaware.

Let me introduce you to Exhibit A above: Amanda Steele, a 15 year old beauty youtuber a.k.a. makeupbymandy24. Here she is at her birthday party with her and several other people wearing bindis. The problem: she has almost a million instagram followers. A million people to whom she is broadcasting this appropriation to. And it is not okay for so so many reasons. First of all, she is not a Hindu or part of any South Asian culture for this to be relevant to her. Also, she is wearing a bindi in celebration of her birthday, with no respect and/or understanding of what the bindi signifies and means to so many people across the globe. It sickens me to see how people with such large followings do such stupid things and get away with them. I can only pray that the people who do see these photos realize that this cultural appropriation is offensive, harmful, and just inconsiderate.