Cultural appropriation

adidasss · 04-28-2021, 05:23 AM

Woke’ White Man Once Again Experimenting With Dreadlocks

Justin Bieber is doubling down on his crackhead look, but the controversy is that this look is "appropriated" and therefore a no-no.

I never really understood what the problem with cultural appropriation was, shouldn't it be a compliment that someone is trying to imitate you?

**Marie Monday** · 04-28-2021, 05:30 AM

I think it becomes a problem when people appropriate culture without understanding it and taking the trouble to learn a bit about it, which leads to all kinds of misunderstandings, prejudice, accidental and less accidental offense, etc. Also it can feel a bit like cultural imperialism, which can be problematic. But if it's done properly I agree with you, some people probably get offended about it too soon. Idk enough about the circumstances here to judge whether we should be offended at Justin

Trollheart · 04-28-2021, 06:16 AM

I think the real question is who cares about Justin Bieber?

**Frownland** · 04-28-2021, 06:37 AM

Dreads=crackhead. Nice.

Psy-Fi · 04-28-2021, 07:05 AM

He's been dressing like a daft knob for years. This is just another one of his ridiculous looks. But Justin Bieber aside, I've always thought the trustafundian look was ridiculous. The overwhelming majority of white guys with dreadlocks look goofy to me. They usually end up looking more like Sideshow Bob than Bob Marley.

YorkeDaddy · 04-28-2021, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Dreads=crackhead. Nice.

This jumped out at me too

The Batlord · 04-28-2021, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

This jumped out at me too

Like a black man in the night.

YorkeDaddy · 04-28-2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Like a black man in the night.

SpOoOoOoKy

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I think the real question is who cares about Justin Bieber?

Hey he's got some catchy ass tracks. I don't care what anybody says this song is ****ing great:

adidasss · 04-28-2021, 11:28 AM

^^ That's a good track but, isn't his whole musical style, dress style, speaking style based on cultural appropriation, and not just these recent lock additions? Or was that one thing too many? :/

TheBig3 · 04-28-2021, 12:05 PM

One person's opinion here, but the issue isn't "being influenced by", it's "stealing for personal gain."

Justin Beiber - especially with Peaches - sounds like he just stole your stuff and is selling it across from your house. He's in no movement associated with any sound like that. He seems to show up and do whatever the Spotify data tells him is most profitable. Elvis always gets hit with the "White guy stealing black music" and I think that's about right. Conversely, as much as I don't like the Beatles I do feel like they enjoyed the music and added their own thing to it.

It's more complicated with things like food, IMO, because there's a lot less personal profit associated with that, but I'm not a scholar on this issue. I just pay attention and read things now and again.

Edit: I forgot to mention, there's no one worse about this than Justin Timberlake. At least Bieber just rips other people off. Timberlake finds a way to add nothing and still water it down somehow.

04-28-2021, 05:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Cultural appropriation Woke’ White Man Once Again Experimenting With Dreadlocks Justin Bieber is doubling down on his crackhead look, but the controversy is that this look is "appropriated" and therefore a no-no. I never really understood what the problem with cultural appropriation was, shouldn't it be a compliment that someone is trying to imitate you? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Dreads=crackhead. Nice. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

04-28-2021, 11:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	^^ That's a good track but, isn't his whole musical style, dress style, speaking style based on cultural appropriation, and not just these recent lock additions? Or was that one thing too many? :/ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

04-28-2021, 12:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	One person's opinion here, but the issue isn't "being influenced by", it's "stealing for personal gain." Justin Beiber - especially with Peaches - sounds like he just stole your stuff and is selling it across from your house. He's in no movement associated with any sound like that. He seems to show up and do whatever the Spotify data tells him is most profitable. Elvis always gets hit with the "White guy stealing black music" and I think that's about right. Conversely, as much as I don't like the Beatles I do feel like they enjoyed the music and added their own thing to it. It's more complicated with things like food, IMO, because there's a lot less personal profit associated with that, but I'm not a scholar on this issue. I just pay attention and read things now and again. Edit: I forgot to mention, there's no one worse about this than Justin Timberlake. At least Bieber just rips other people off. Timberlake finds a way to add nothing and still water it down somehow. __________________ I've moved to a new address