RITA ORA "BLACK-FISHING" Pretending to be black for likes

[Crimson Dynamo]

Her parents are both white and she is from Albania

'She’s been blackfishing': Rita Ora is accused of 'cultural appropriation' as
Twitter user discovers she is not black... with the outraged tweet garnering over
100k likes

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The Hot Right Now hitmaker, 29, has been accused of 'blackfishing' by Twitter users who discovered her Albanian roots in a social media storm on Monday
The tweet regarding her heritage has garnered over 100k likes in two days, as well as 22.4k retweets and comments in the two day span
Critics shared images with her hair in an afro and box braids, taken in 2015
Despite frequently discussing her Albanian heritage, her family's escape from the war-torn area and life as a refugee in London, enraged critics still lashed out

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8615551/Rita-Ora-accused-blackfishing-cultural-appropriation.html
Amid the furious debate, many of Rita's fans launched to her defense - with one sharing a montage of clips showing her discussing her heritage

[Barry.]

I didn't know afros was a race thing.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I didn't know afros was a race thing.

sorry what?

[MB.]

I didn't know afros was a race thing.

The clue's sort of in the name :laugh:

[Oliver_W]

Maybe she was hoping to win a MOBO Award?

[bots]

a night on the bevvy changes my appearance too

[Oliver_W]

Like obviously she should be "allowed" to do what she wants with her hair, but if she was actively pretending to be something she isn't? Hmm

[Barry.]

The clue's sort of in the name :laugh:

I think I just got it oops.

[Livia]

I didn't know afros was a race thing.

Especially blonde afros.

[Livia]

The clue's sort of in the name :laugh:

There's a Jew at my synagogue with ginger natural "afro" hair. Not a fabulous look... but it still counts.

And if she's pretending to be black with a blonde afro wig, surely the blonde could be seen as cultural appropriation? Or maybe it's all one way.

[Mystic Mock]

I didn't know afros was a race thing.

This.:conf:

[Mystic Mock]

The clue's sort of in the name :laugh:

But you do get white Africans tbf.

[bots]

am i the only one that keeps misreading the thread title?

[The Slim Reaper]

Rachel Dolezal did it better.

[The Slim Reaper]

There's a Jew at my synagogue with ginger natural "afro" hair. Not a fabulous look... but it still counts.

And if she's pretending to be black with a blonde afro wig, surely the blonde could be seen as cultural appropriation? Or maybe it's all one way.

The infamous blond race. :laugh:

[Aaliyah]

She's quite clearly not white though is she

[Shaun]

But you do get white Africans tbf.

the ones that went there from the Dutch, Portuguese and British empires, yes

[smudgie]

the ones that went there from the Dutch, Portuguese and British empires, yes

Never met a white African in my life.
African covers the indigenous people of the African continent, the natives.
You could of course have mixed race, but not white
White people from the Dutch and the Empire are not classed as Africans.
White South Africans or Afrikaner, white Zimbabweans etc.
They take the name of the country normally, not the continent.
It may have changed of late, but not to my knowledge.

[Livia]

The infamous blond race. :laugh:

Please stop it. I'm not stupid and neither are you, stop making me explain everything in an effort to make me look silly.

Blonde isn't a race. But there aren't many naturally blonde Africans. Are there. If wearing an afro wig is cultural appropriation, then so is bleaching and straightening your black afro hair.

[The Slim Reaper]

Please stop it. I'm not stupid and neither are you, stop making me explain everything in an effort to make me look silly.

Blonde isn't a race. But there aren't many naturally blonde Africans. Are there. If wearing an afro wig is cultural appropriation, then so is bleaching and straightening your black afro hair.

C'mon Liv, you know how ridiculous your post was. You said the blond was cultural appropriation. I just quoted you with a comment, so if you've now realised that might have made you look a bit silly, then I fail to see why that's anything to do with me.

I made an error in the dawn butler thread the other day, and as soon as it was pointed out I owned it, and corrected it.

[Livia]

C'mon Liv, you know how ridiculous your post was. You said the blond was cultural appropriation. I just quoted you with a comment, so if you've now realised that might have made you look a bit silly, then I fail to see why that's anything to do with me.

I made an error in the dawn butler thread the other day, and as soon as it was pointed out I owned it, and corrected it.



I think that claiming that white people wearing an afro is cultural appropriation, is equally as stupid as claiming that black girls who dye and straighten their hair is cultural appropriation. If you think that's silly, well, there's not much I can do about that.

Maybe just ignore me? Save me having to explain things to the nth degree.

[Nicky91]

Rita Ora and attention seeking, well i know her as an attention seeking bitch so nothing new here

still also not over her robbing my friend Liss at The Voice UK that time :bawling:

[Niamh.]

I'm not really sure where I stand on the whole hairstyles being cultural appropriation topic however there is a reasoning there which wouldn't be there if you reverse it. Afros on black people were something that was viewed as ugly and as "bad hair" (especially on black women) in the not so distant past, it's probably a reason why some black women opted to straighten their hair or wear wigs etc, it's an issue white women generally don't face. It must be very annoying for a famous white woman to then come along and wear that style and have everyone say how amazing it is on her

[Livia]

I don't think anyone should be told how to dress or how to look. I've never considered the afro ugly. Except on the aforementioned ginger bloke from the synagogue.

[Kizzy]

There's a Jew at my synagogue with ginger natural "afro" hair. Not a fabulous look... but it still counts.

And if she's pretending to be black with a blonde afro wig, surely the blonde could be seen as cultural appropriation? Or maybe it's all one way.

I'm so tempted to ask if it's Mort from family guy...

Anyhoo unless he's a black Jew it's not a 'natural' afro by definition.

Blonde is not a culture, it's a colour.

[Marsh.]

Anyhoo unless he's a black Jew it's not a 'natural' afro by definition.

This.
Having curly hair does not make it an "afro".

[The Slim Reaper]

I think that claiming that white people wearing an afro is cultural appropriation, is equally as stupid as claiming that black girls who dye and straighten their hair is cultural appropriation. If you think that's silly, well, there's not much I can do about that.

Maybe just ignore me? Save me having to explain things to the nth degree.

You said blond was cultural appropriation, that's all I responded to, so I have no idea what this trying to change what you said is all about.

You then threw in the little "maybe it only goes one way" and we all know what that means.

[Jordan.]

Why are we just cancelling Rita now she hasn't been relevant since 2014

[Livia]

I'm so tempted to ask if it's Mort from family guy...

Anyhoo unless he's a black Jew it's not a 'natural' afro by definition.

Blonde is not a culture, it's a colour.

No, it's not Mort.

His hair is identical to a black afro.

I know blonde is not a culture and I've never said it was - anywhere. You're having the same problem comprehending this as Jesus.

I have no problem with people wearing whatever they want and wearing their hear however they want. But I fail to see how anyone could say, white women can only wear their hair like white women. But black women can wear it whatever way they like. And really, it's mostly white people who have a problem with this.

[Livia]

You said blond was cultural appropriation, that's all I responded to, so I have no idea what this trying to change what you said is all about.

You then threw in the little "maybe it only goes one way" and we all know what that means.

Oh please.... bore off will you?

Take a day off.

[The Slim Reaper]

Oh please.... bore off will you?

Take a day off.

It's ok to say that you have no answer without trying to make it personal, and you did say that blond was cultural appropriation, that's just a fact.

[Livia]

It's ok to say that you have no answer without trying to make it personal, and you did say that blond was cultural appropriation, that's just a fact.

Grow up. You're on a Big Brother forum and you're turning it into a playground.

[Kizzy]

No, it's not Mort.

His hair is identical to a black afro.

I know blonde is not a culture and I've never said it was - anywhere. You're having the same problem comprehending this as Jesus.

I have no problem with people wearing whatever they want and wearing their hear however they want. But I fail to see how anyone could say, white women can only wear their hair like white women. But black women can wear it whatever way they like. And really, it's mostly white people who have a problem with this.
You're struggling with the concept of cultural appropriation. Having naturally very curly hair does not make it an 'afro', unless you happen to be 'afro'.

You raised blonde as a comparison, there can be no comparison because as you've acknowledged blonde is not a culture ergo no cultural appropriation is possible.

Not sure I agree it's mostly white people who have a problem with this, many now appreciate the issue and are attempting to understand the history behind it.

[Mystic Mock]

the ones that went there from the Dutch, Portuguese and British empires, yes

I know that, but their kids/grandkids are still white African people, and personally I don't get how having a hairstyle associated with black people makes you "want to be black?" It's almost like the Media can't accept people liking "black" cultural stuff.:laugh:

[smudgie]

The Afro was a very popular hairstyle in the 70s
The bigger the better.

[bots]

The Afro was a very popular hairstyle in the 70s
The bigger the better.

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[user104658]

A big-arse perm is not an afro ffs :facepalm: