Why has the Major Lazer & DJ Snake song "Lean On (feat. MØ)" not caused a scandal for cultural appropriation? It's in-your-face and blatantly offensive, yet I've never heard a thing about it.
Why is this? Do ATRL gays not care because their Grindr profiles say "No fems, asians or indians - sorry just my preference"? Discuss.
Because the song was inspired by Indian culture, the video was shot in India and Major Lazer made sure they hired indian choreographers/dancers to pay tribute to the culture in a respectful way.
I wondered the same when I saw the video. But whenever other artists do it, its cultural appropriation. People need to stop being so sensitive and chill. It's a music video get over yourselves
I guess it has to do with the fact that Lean On is showing the culture as it is or at least in a non-negative light, as opposed to the 'twerking" scandals (Taylor, Miley) which 'portray black people in a negative light' and Dark Horse, its Egyptian scandal, which was a watered down version of the actual culture.
I wondered the same when I saw the video. But whenever other artists do it, its cultural appropriation. People need to stop being so sensitive and chill. It's a music video get over yourselves
Because the song was inspired by Indian culture, the video was shot in India and Major Lazer made sure they hired indian choreographers/dancers to pay tribute to the culture in a respectful way.
Literally this. Watch the video without screaming cultural appropriation the first second you can get
I wondered the same when I saw the video. But whenever other artists do it, its cultural appropriation. People need to stop being so sensitive and chill. It's a music video get over yourselves
Now sis, don't try and brush cultural appropriation under the carpet. It's part of a much larger discussion on racism, and how white people feel entitled to literally anything - while at the same time thinking that foreigners in their country MUST speak Engish, abandon their foreign religions etc.
