A diasporic preteen's queerness is framed as an ancestral 'curse,' prompting familial ritual, revealing cultural policing and generational fear of self-expression.
The NBA's dress code was seen as policing Black culture. Instead it inspired a fashion revolution
The NBA's 2005 dress code restricted hip-hop-inspired attire, sparked backlash as cultural policing of Black expression, and was later relaxed under Adam Silver.