I'd hug you if I knew the emote code lol

Can't you see what's wrong here? How is it okay for you to even say these insults and being racist if I do it (for the record I would never say things like that).

Dreads did not originate in Jamaica. They didn't become popular there until the rasta movement during the 70's.

And black Americans don't wear "dreads", for the most part. They wear "locs", a style popularized by black Americans that palm rolls the hair into even sections for a more subtle natural look.

But google could have taught you that.

So... this is the prototype situation that we're striving for....? Yes? No?

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This damns dread topic

1) I never said they originated in Jamaica

2) I said they're a Jamainca Rasta thing, as in the context of American popularity. As in, yes they were doing it in Africa, but it wasn't until Rasta's adopted it and then popularized it that it jumped the pond into US culture.




You're comment is such a mess it verges on trolling.

But I'm imagining you as the HOT guy in your avatar, so all is forgiven.

You need to get off atrl and read a book.

Do you have anything to contribute though?

That post was in response to multiple people saying black people are allowed to adopt "white culture", while white people are not allowed to adopt "black culture".

Keep up.

How can you laugh at SJWs stupidity in the OP when you still don't understand the dilemma?

White people making hip-hop and RnB isn't looked down upon; take Justin Timberlake for example, a very acclaimed and popular white artist who makes, in this context, "black music." He hasn't faced and isn't facing backlash because he isn't amalgamation of popular black traits; he doesn't loc his hair, nor does he force an accent to appear "ratchet" (hihi Iggy and Miley).

Miley is being attacked because, as black people have said, she is taking from their culture. This belief that culture is supposed to be "shared" is problematic because of the spiritual, religious and even societal damnation attached.

I'm South Asian, I don't want people who aren't South Asian to wear bindis or traditional dress because my people are repressed in the West, denied jobs and racially attacked (cc: "Paki bashing" in the UK - look it up). People of colour don't want their cultures to be accessorised, and certainly not paired with disgusting attitudes and stereotypes for mass consumption.

inspiration4, you can be a country singer, be as stereotypically white as you want because there are no repercussions to being white.

Both the author and that user are dumb. Especially considering that racism and oppression towards white people don't exist.

It's so funny that the OP mentions Serena Williams when she gets dragged to the PITS for being a black woman playing tennis. Mainstream tennis viewership uses all kinds of racially charged language to diminish her unprecedented success. It's been an ongoing thing throughout her entire career.

And that kinda helps explains why you're so wrong. The power has always lied in the white culture, the one that excludes black people, telling them they aren't good enough to perform - part of the reason why black people create their own art forms to express themselves and find success within (hip hop is probably the best example). This is why positive words like uplifting and empowering are used when a black person rises above all the structural and societal barriers and succeeds in something that white people tend to claim for themselves. That language doesn't at all apply when a white person, from their position of racial privilege, steps into something black people created for themselves and succeeds, and oftentimes receives more recognition and praise than their black peers. Whether or not it's a good or right thing that white people take part in black culture is not something I wanna get into, but I think my post sufficiently explains why what you perceive as a double standard is in fact not.

Either way, this thread is transparent and doesn't capture the bigger picture.

White culture is the dominant culture, while all others are just cultural backdrops that must assimilate into said culture. It's more so the double standard that people have a problem with. For the longest, every aspect of black culture has been met with disdain and ridicule. Meanwhile white America would gentrify it every step of the way, while giving themselves the praise for everything blacks have already done. And that's the whole issue. While a hairstyle like dreads might not seem like a big deal, it's more so a small glimpse to the larger issue at hand.

[QUOTE=inspiration4;29721768]This damns dread topic

1) I never said they originated in Jamaica

2) I said they're a Jamainca Rasta thing, as in the context of American popularity. As in, yes they were doing it in Africa, but it wasn't until Rasta's adopted it and then popularized it that it jumped the pond into US culture.


But you're still wrong.....

I like how this thread has taken a turn towards the right discussion we should be having. No more white tears, please.

You guys kind of waste your time trying to explain stuff to these people though. You repeat yourselves in every thread, they don't read, they don't understand, they don't care.