cultural appropriation
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Jeremy Lin Claps Back at Kenyon Martin About His Locks: ‘You Have Chinese Tattoos’
Although some have taken a strong stand against Brooklyn Net Jeremy Lin’s “dreadlocks” and others don’t see the big deal, wherever you fall in this brouhaha, it has clearly revived a long and fraught debate over cultural appropriation, especially as it relates to two nonwhite cultures. https://www.theroot.com/we-need-to-talk-about-jeremy-lins-dreadlocks-1819215082 Was Beyoncé being disrespectful when she wore a…
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White Woman Discusses Her ‘Black Woman’ Transition on Maury
Martina Big started out as a white woman, and now she’s here … with Maury Povich, explaining why she chose to drastically change her appearance. The plastic-surgery-obsessed Big appeared on Maury, wearing a gigantic “Black Girls Rock” necklace and her best kinky weave. Even as the audience sat dumbfounded and confused, you could tell Maury…
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One of the Worst Things White People Ever Did to Black People Happened This Week
I think we can all agree that the global, multinational enterprise called the trans-Atlantic slave trade, built on a business plan of kidnapping, torture and rape, is the worst thing white people ever did to black people. They wrote it into the Constitution. They codified it. They screamed for liberty and justice while blithely doing…
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Taylor Swift Is Releasing Her Album on the 10th Anniversary of Donda West’s Death, and Black Twitter Is Not Pleased
Before we begin, we should first acknowledge that all Beckys are the same. Maybe one day in the near future we will have a complete listing of the different kinds of Beckys, but for today, you should just know that according to the National Academy of White Women Arts and Sciences, Taylor Swift is rated…
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Washed-Up Confederate-Flag Waver Who Stole Black Music Says ‘Fuck Colin Kaepernick’
You know how sometimes you forget a person’s name even though you can see his or her face in your mind’s eye? How you can remember everything about the person, except his or her name? That’s the exact state of mental purgatory in which I find myself as I write this. I’m sure it’ll come…
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These Blackface-Wearing, N-Word-Spewing Culture Vultures Would Like to Teach Your Kids About Hip-Hop
Please pardon me while I take a deep breath and decide how I want to tell you this story. It has so many layers, and I want to get it right. Maybe I should tell you about the lady who wants to pull a Kylie and Kendall by taking ’90s-era hip-hop artists, putting her name…
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German White Woman Completes Her ‘Transition’ Into a Black Woman
Move over, Rachel Dolezal; there’s someone else out there with even more issues. German “model” Martina Adam, also known as Martina Big (because of her insanely huge breast implants and appearances on Botched), has completed her transition into a “black” woman. Dudes, it’s Friday. Why not end the week with a bang? Here’s a photo…
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Should You Ever Trust a White Lady Sitting Cross-Legged on a Couch? Just Asking for a Friend!
My friend Isha Aran over at Fusion said something recently that resonated with my whole entire spirit: If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s never trust a white lady sitting cross-legged on a white couch. Aran went on to say: “They’re either trying to sell you crystal essences, or about to tell you…
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DeRay Mckesson Discusses Cultural Appropriation With Katy Perry
If you were going to pick someone to school Katy Perry on cultural appropriation, the first person to come to mind probably wouldn’t be activist DeRay Mckesson. But he’s the one with the branded podcast who thought it would be a good idea to get Perry’s side of the story regarding her cultural appropriation and…
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Unlike Most of Y’all, I Like Katy Perry’s New Songs, but …
When I heard Katy Perry’s Migos-featuring single, “Bon Appétit,” I was too busy body rolling to join a lot of y’all in the latest online protest. Likewise, I took a “Don’t nobody bring me no bad news” stance when it came to reports about Perry making jokes about former President Barack Obama. In Saddle Tan…