[TheVoiceXtina]

Originally posted by accelgors

omg this is dumb and a total misunderstanding of how privilege works. it's very possible for black people to be privileged over people of other races in certain situations. for example, in a neighborhood that's predominately asian, an asian can be racist towards a black person because they hold the power in that situation. it's totally different from white people, who have a general privilege in the western world; other races have a level playing field and whether they have power over another race is totally based on situation and setting. not only that but it's actually even more complex than that because certain races have privileges that others don't, and they can have the power in a situation depending on the type of prejudice they do or don't face. this is such a tumblr-type oversimplification of an issue that tries to pursue based on that definition without actually knowing why it applies in the first place.

that is assuming we go with the "power + privilege" definition at all; even by your definition you're wrong

I'm talking as a PoC that is continually oppressed at every avenue, in most (if not all) scenarios.

You just don't understand, and you won't eve understand. Its not just hair. Please don't ever simplify it into something so trivial.

[Cxsey]

Originally posted by Kingfisher

22 pages in and someone still insists on putting in their stale, uninformed 2 cents

it'd be nice if y'all showed the same support when it came to the prejudice and racism black girls face though

I just don't understand why we can't just all get along and spread love and peace instead of calling an 11 year old girl an idiot. Be the change you want to see in the world

[TheVoiceXtina]

Originally posted by Phoenetic

It's just hair

This is getting ridiculous. If someone wants a certain hairstyle then they can damn well get that hairstyle.

How ridiculous would it be if you are forbidden a hairstyle that you genuinly like because "this other group of people called dibs"

"other group" yakno.

[Auraeolux]

Originally posted by Damien M

You're missing the point ENTIRELY. Most ppl in this thread have, anyway.
I agree that attacking a 10 year old girl is misplaced anger
BUT there are bigger issues at play here. A black guy/girl rocking braids or dreadlocks will forever be tagged as ratchet, ghetto and unemployable on American soil.
A white person doing the same = trendy, cutting-edge, for obvious reasons.

Exactly. One of the problems with cultural appropriation is that ONLY when the white body wears a culture's "scars" (bindi's, braids, kimonos), they finally become beautiful. Otherwise people get harassed and told to "go back to _____ !!!!" if they wear them.

[T!na]

[Phoenetic]

Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

I'm glad she apologised.
people asking why this is racist or talking **** about cultural appropriation are just showing how dim they are. black girls are made fun of for their hair, their lips, their music etc but when a white girl does it she's praised. for example magazines going up for Kylie Jenner's lips, Iggy Azalea being more successful than any of the other black girl rappers, this girl looking good with box braids but if you saw a black girl wearing them she'd be ghetto

see the double standard? its not being 'sensitive' or whatever, the injustice is clear as day if you arent an ignorant asshole.

I guess that's just a bit of American culture I missed, because that is completely different from the way it is in The Netherlands (as far as I know, anyway). I never noticed any of that here.
You may need to be cautious calling people "dim" if they simply don't live in the same country. In The Netherlands, this would be completely ridiculous even if this would be an adult, not a kid.

But I guess I see your point if this is indeed the case. I see why that would cause a lot of frustration.


The fact is still though: A ton of adult men and women went to a teenager's twitter and spammed her with insults. That is way too far, no matter what way you look at it.

[that G.U.Y.]

She looks good with the braids tho

[RihannasVeryOwn]

Originally posted by Cxsey

I don't remember persecuting any African American women for wearing "white" hairstyles. What kind of a double standard?

african american women wear brazilian or indian hair, nobody wants to wear european hair lmao

[TheVoiceXtina]

Originally posted by Cxsey

I just don't understand why we can't just all get along and spread love and peace instead of calling an 11 year old girl an idiot. Be the change you want to see in the world

Did anyone call her an idiot? Did anyone say she is racist? No.

Its merely pointing out how her privilege affords her ability to wear Box Braids, be called edgy, and able to wear in workplace yet the same people will have negative connotations for Black girls who decide to wear what is THEIRS. And yes. It IS theirs.

[ARTPØP]

Ew they need to stfu. She can get any hairstyle she wants. Like gtfo.

[Cxsey]

Originally posted by TheVoiceXtina

Did anyone call her an idiot? Did anyone say she is racist? No.

Its merely pointing out how her privilege affords her ability to wear Box Braids, be called edgy, and able to wear in workplace yet the same people will have negative connotations for Black girls who decide to wear what is THEIRS. And yes. It IS theirs.

I'm talking about the individuals on twitter. Yeah that's obviously something you're justified to be offended about but nothing you say or do will change that negative connotation. It's so much easier to spread love and support her for her bold statement than attack her for the way your culture has been mistreated in the past. That's what I would do if I was African American.

[Auraeolux]

Originally posted by Cxsey

I'm talking about the individuals on twitter. Yeah that's obviously something you're justified to be offended about but nothing you say or do will change that negative connotation. It's so much easier to spread love and support her for her bold statement than attack her for the way your culture has been mistreated in the past. That's what I would do if I was African American.

This just helps white people try new things and NOBODY else.

[Auraeolux]

Originally posted by T!na

She is a PoC.

[Phoenetic]

Originally posted by TheVoiceXtina

"other group" yakno.

What's your point?

There's some people who believe other's shouldn't have a hairstyle that they can have.
So, that's a group of people who believe they can have a hairstyle and others can't.

How else should I have worded it then?

[Cxsey]

Originally posted by Auraeolux

This just helps white people try new things and NOBODY else.

I would support any race trying new things but I guess that's just who I am as a person. Our society is filled with so much hate and I know it's not changing anytime soon so I might as well just stop talking about it.

[Luzianne]

Originally posted by Phoenetic

I guess that's just a bit of American culture I missed, because that is completely different from the way it is in The Netherlands (as far as I know, anyway). I never noticed any of that here.
You may need to be cautious calling people "dim" if they simply don't live in the same country. In The Netherlands, this would be completely ridiculous even if this would be an adult, not a kid.

But I guess I see your point if this is indeed the case. I see why that would cause a lot of frustration.


The fact is still though: A ton of adult men and women went to a teenager's twitter and spammed her with insults. That is way too far, no matter what way you look at it.

The history of the USA definitely plays a role. The whole history is like poison. I'm not sure if other countries have that prejudice though, tbh. I know Canada doesn't.

[Superbitch]

Originally posted by TheVoiceXtina

Generally just Black people, and PoC.

LMFAO. Oh so we don't get to use that excuse since we are a minority and gets discriminated against all the time?? Very cool and really interesting that only applies to African Americans.

[Drowned_World]

I don't get it. What's the issue?

[Auraeolux]

Originally posted by Phoenetic

What's your point?

There's some people who believe other's shouldn't have a hairstyle that they can have.
So, that's a group of people who believe they can have a hairstyle and others can't.

How else should I have worded it then?

http://atrl.net/?p=26227933

The "otherness" is what gets people harrassed. Meanwhile when it becomes positively seen as an "edgy trend" the credit gets attributed to white people.

[Outlaws]

Originally posted by Drowned_World

I don't get it. What's the issue?

Stupid and ignorant people claiming a white girl having braids it's cultural apropriation.