An intriguing counter-argument to the idea of cultural appropriation. Have we become more likely to mix our cultural fashion norms in the 21st century?

In the 21st century a variety of academics and public figures have weighed in on a debate around 'cultural appropriation'. Many people hold the view that individuals from white western backgrounds should not adopt the traditions of historically oppressed groups to which they have no genetic connection; particularly in dress, hair or makeup. A white British television presenter, for example, could expect to receive heavy criticism for wearing an Indian sari purely as a fashion choice.

However, in this film the narrator voices a hope that the 21st century will move in a different direction entirely. Her voice, as a young woman of Asian descent, is one which has traditionally been poorly represented in British television, and her opinion raises interesting questions.

The sixth of seven fascinating and thought-provoking films which present a range of thoughts, hopes, dreams and fears about moving into a new millennium written by Sabba Rashid from Washington School, Sunderland, who wants East to meet West among the young people in the North East.