It's the context of the song with the video that makes me feel like it's cultural appropriation. She is talking about having a bad reputation in the song and equating that with being around black people in the hood in the video. You don't have to agree with me, but my opinion still stands.
LOL she is not equating her bad reputation to being around black people in the hood. First of all it's pretty clear these are thugs and their characters are not a general representation of black people. But It's not even worth trying to explain to you what's really going on because you're not going to listen with an attitude like "my opinion still stands."
Cultural Appropriation TBH. Rich white girl in the hood. She's sooooo bad, such a thug. MESS.
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Originally posted by Sky Ferreira
Comments like "rich little white girl exploiting the black people & the ghetto"...I never exploited anyone & I don't use people in any shape or form. My brother is half black. My cousins are black. My family is Latina & Native American. Some of my family is in the video.I wasn't raised in a "white" house hold & I'm not little & I have financially supported myself since I was 15 years old. Because I have pale skin & green eyes doesn't mean I was raised in Beverly Hills and have Swedish film investor parents or whatever some have created in their minds.
This is my favourite song off her album by far and the mv is kind of disappointing...
I loved the police scenes but I don't quite understand the dancing thugs thing.
the dancing was sort of a way for her to pay homage to 90s hip hop videos / micheal jackson since they played huge roles in her childhood.
This video is such a mess. It's meant to be though, right? I mean Sky would never do a dance routine like that without some type of humor to back it up.