Cultural appropriation
 

'A video showing a black student accosting a white student over his dreadlocks has racked up more than two million views in two days. Shot at San Francisco University, it shows an unnamed black woman blocking the path of Corey Goldstein, who sports the controversial hairstyle. Referring to his dreads, she claims: “It’s my culture”

'A video showing a black student accosting a white student over his dreadlocks has racked up more than two million views in two days. Shot at San Francisco University, it shows an unnamed black woman blocking the path of Corey Goldstein, who sports the controversial hairstyle. Referring to his dreads, she claims: “It’s my culture”

'does he have the right to style it in a way that has a deep cultural meaning to minority cultures? The ability to style your hair for fashion’s sake is a luxury, not a right. If it is offending others, Goldstein should consider giving up that luxury.'


What are your thoughts on this, is this an example of cultural appropriation?

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/...-a6964906.html

I'm more upset by his choice of words "the coloured community". Do they still use this terminology in the US :umm2:

It's a hairstyle it doesn't belong to any culture, should white people accost black people that relax their hair :think: no!

Baffling. Thankfully the UK does not get itself into such a mess over this 'cultural appropriation' thing as they do in the states.

It seems to me that the woman is just looking for a fight, but she's picked a stupid reason for that.

If white people can't have dreads then black people can't use straighteners / wear straight-hair weaves or wigs. Surely. Or does it only work one way.

Strewth, she would have had a heart attack if she saw everyone sporting an Afro in the 70s.
Get over yourself pet.

Wearing dreadlocks is not cultural appropriation.

Umm no, it is a right, we have the right to style our hair however we want, noone is 'allowing' us to have hairstyles!

That was honestly one of the stupidest articles I've ever read (as well as patronising to white people and black people). And when you have to start quoting Azealia Banks to try and back up your points you know you're struggling :rolleyes:


EDIT: This is his response by the way...

Apparently Dreadlocks originated in India anyway so.........

Just a nasty aggressive woman is all I see and a guy who needs a haircut

:joker:

The perfect response to this article. Couldn't have said it any better myself

Yes

Cultural appropriation is the dumbest thing these people need to log off tumblr and try living in the real world

Yes it was on USA News
its Fake
set up . she is smiling
and is reading a script.

Great ending set up.
trust Kizzy to get tricked

she has done acting classes
tricked you

"What are your thoughts on this, is this an example of cultural appropriation?"


Its FAKE

:hehe:

Arista has done her again


:hehe:

Proof? Trust you not to have proof :idc:

Even if it is fake though there are still people saying off the back of it that white people wearing dreadlocks is cultural appropriation so it's still a valid debate

Does that Justin Bieber now have them?

Yes it is thank you Jamie, Not that there is anything to suggest it is fake :hehe:

Except black people don't relax their hair to copy white people is to manage their hair. And white people use flat irons to straighten to hair so no relaxing is not to copy whites. And whites are not the only ones with straight hair. In fact when black women buy extensions they don't buy ''causcasian'' extensions it's more peruvian, brazilian, etc..

I did not recorded it.



Trust you to follow a Smiling Black Girl
(who is a Actress)
with a script.
Love the Fixed Up Ending
no smile, perfect cut

To be fair to you Kizzy
the UK Paper that got hooked ,
has no updates.


LBC radio had Ian Dale
who warned it maybe a set up

Yes its a Debate
but for me not with a Set Up
Video , tricking loads

Black people aren't the only ones to have worn Dreadlocks though, Celts had them as did Vikings and apparently they originated in India. Getting annoyed with another race wearing a hairstyle you deem to be part of your culture is just pure stupidity imo. If white people claimed that black people weren't allowed wear their hair a certain way there would be up roar.