British fashion brand Timbuktu accused of 'cultural appropriation' for trademarking 'Yoruba'

A British clothing retailer has come under fire for trademarking the name of the west African Yoruba people several years ago, igniting a debate online about whether trademarking names of ethnic groups amounts to cultural appropriation.

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