[halcyonday]

Originally posted by Mike91

I think you need to better educate yourself.

To put it simply for you, these types of hairstyles are often considered ugly and "slave-like" on black women but hip and trendy on white women. That's just one part of it, it's not such a black and white issue (ironically enough).

It's not 1940. Everyone can do what they want to do. No need to be offensive about everything.

[Planet Mars]

Originally posted by dedro

And why are you blaming the artists not the "white media'???

I never blamed the artist

[ryanpittman97]

Originally posted by halcyonday

Because? White people can't do things black people can? Racism.

Actually they can't. White people don't have to worry about weather or not the color of their skin is going to effect getting them a job, white people don't have to worry about being shot fatally by the police for no just reason other than the color of their skin, white people don't have to worry about receiving less than their black counterparts just because of the color of the skin etc. Y'all know this, it's 2016 #StayWoke

[Mike91]

Originally posted by halcyonday

It's not 1940. Everyone can do what they want to do. No need to be offensive about everything.

[ryanpittman97]

Originally posted by halcyonday

It's not 1940. Everyone can do what they want to do. No need to be offensive about everything.

Oh my....

[Bounce]

Gaga sis

[ryanpittman97]

Originally posted by Shame♥

You guys don't even try to think through the stupid ******** you say?

I swear

it's like talking to a bunch of 12 year olds

[BabyCantYouSee]

Originally posted by Planet Mars

Cultural appropriation is when someone or some people COPY something considered cultural WITHOUT giving credit to those who originated ot and trying to pass it off as original or their idea.

The reason it's bothersome to the African American community because it happens to frequently with what is ours. And historically so. Because we are a minority it's easy to take what's ours and brand it as original to the majoritively white masses.

Elvis Presley is the perfect example. Look it up and stop being dense. Try to see through OUR eyes for once instead of trying to analyze it through your privilage.

Okay, this makes sense. But I don't think Kim or Katy are cultural appropriating. They simply just wore the hairstyle. Neither of them claimed they came up with the hairstyle.

[dedro]

Originally posted by Planet Mars

I never blamed the artist

But people are saying white artists make profits out of black artists? And Katy Perry is called out by this interviewer?

[Eglė]

Drag them, Queen!

[Ties]

She was asked a question and she answered it. You all do the ****ing most.

[Planet Mars]

Originally posted by Mike91

Oh you don't know we live in a "post racial" America...

[BabyCantYouSee]

Originally posted by EnoughSaid

Well we do bitch. And I can tell you're a cracker by that weak ass username, what you know about slavery sis? Britney is another dumb bitch that tried it by appropriating urban sounds for that era in time for her cause it was "cool"

Anyway, moral of the story if you wanna wear braids you better be black bitches! Like the Queen of music Mariah who pioneered rap pop collaborations and sacrificed her winning pop/ballad formula and brought urban music to mainstream music at her peak! Selfless black queen

[Planet Mars]

Originally posted by Mike91

[EnoughSaid]

Originally posted by halcyonday

It's not 1940. Everyone can do what they want to do. No need to be offensive about everything.

Girl I know no Japanese person is up in here talking about what is and what is not just to blacks

[Planet Mars]

Originally posted by dedro

But people are saying white artists make profits out of black artists? And Katy Perry is called out by this interviewer?

Who said these things?

[ryanpittman97]

Mods just close this absolutely nothing was accomplished

[Callisto.]

Originally posted by Mike91

I think you need to better educate yourself.

To put it simply for you, these types of hairstyles are often considered ugly and "slave-like" on black women but hip and trendy on white women. That's just one part of it, it's not such a black and white issue (ironically enough).

edit: And in terms of the songs, IAWLY is not a song about white excellence, etc. White people covering songs about black power, etc is about as stupid as it can get.

It's not that hard to understand.

Why am I crying.

Who tf is calling braids slave like.

[Hi_im_new]

You can't have proper discussions on here with topics dealing with race because ATRL is full of a bunch of ignorant, underaged white twinks.

[bowdown]

Originally posted by dedro

Other than making personal attacks, maybe you can try to tell me why these are not analogous?

Given your responses in this tread, I don't think you're genuinely interested in (or capable of?) engaging in a meaningful dialogue.

The reason why your argument that Whitney Houston covering "I Will Always Love You" = Cultural Appropriation is laughable is because:

1.) There isn't an established history of non-Whites benefitting from so-called White culture (The Elvis Presley syndrome)

2.) People didn't accept the song more when Whitney did it because she was black, whereas in instances like the present case, main stream cultures do praise these "trends" more when White people do them than when Black people did. (I challenge you to find as many mainstream articles praising Black women for the innovative new braid trend!!!!1)

3.) Country music itself isn't really exclusively part of "White Culture"