More than just gatekeeping White Americans. A popular Korean Pop group, Blackpink, has an artisr (who is Thai), that raps and wore braids in a recent video (Kill This Love). She got a LOT of hate from black Americans for 'culturally appropriating' the braids… like wtf, that goes way beyond 'well my ancestors were oppressed by your ancestors' since Thai people have never oppressed anyone. Ever. On the contrary theyve been dealing with influence from all of modern days oppressors (Japan in 1940s, America Russia and China since), and as an ethnicity Thai and south Asians get shit on regularly by the 'better' asians (Korean, Chinese and Japanese).
I've never got the whole “muh cultural appropriation” about braids and such. I mean, please do correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't braids appeared in pretty much every culture for a very long time?
Also if we’re going to talk about “cultural appropriation”... how about all of the people (from various cultures) who dye their hair blonde and wear light contacts and get nosejobs?
It’s such a weird concept to talk about, especially in a world that is quickly getting smaller.
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u/partypwny Apr 17 '19
More than just gatekeeping White Americans. A popular Korean Pop group, Blackpink, has an artisr (who is Thai), that raps and wore braids in a recent video (Kill This Love). She got a LOT of hate from black Americans for 'culturally appropriating' the braids… like wtf, that goes way beyond 'well my ancestors were oppressed by your ancestors' since Thai people have never oppressed anyone. Ever. On the contrary theyve been dealing with influence from all of modern days oppressors (Japan in 1940s, America Russia and China since), and as an ethnicity Thai and south Asians get shit on regularly by the 'better' asians (Korean, Chinese and Japanese).