Vanessa Hudgens Accused of Cultural Appropriation After Sharing Dreamcatcher Pic

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Vanessa Hudgens has been accused of appropriating Native American culture after wearing a dreamcatcher in her hair.

The High School Musical star came under fire after posting a series of fashion snaps on Instagram, some of which showed her long curly locks adorned with a purple dreamcatcher.

“Chin up, Princess... Or the crown slips ? #monday@riawnacapri @beautycoach_com,” the 27-year-old captioned the photo.


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While many fans commented on how “gorgeous” their “queen” looked, a number of followers lashed out at the actress.

"Why are you like this???" one user commented. "You constantly go out of your way to disrespect cultures to look ~boho. It's rude as f*ck. Don't put dreamcatchers in your hair! That you have to constantly be told not to do this and dragged means you are not listening and it's frustrating af!!"


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“This is not the first time she has done this either,” the backlash continued. “Even though she is part Native American using a dreamcatcher as ‘hair jewelry’ is not done. If someone can tell me a tribe who does it I will take it back. But until then she is constantly pulling this type of stuff with multiple cultures and I don't like it.”

Hudgens has previously been slammed for Hindu cultural appropriation after wearing a bindi.

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