No comment just an "Amen" to Lyn. That was well put!
Lyn - 8 years ago
I absolutely think cultural appropriation is real as fuck and needs to be discussed but in this case I feel like the anger is misplaced since it always ends up being about society preferring black culture from non-black people (which is valid) rather than Bruno himself disrespecting the culture like a Miley wearing what she thinks is blackness for an album or Iggy's vocal blackface. I don't even check for him like that and even I know he has said there would be no Bruno Mars if it wasn't for what black people created. Isn't that what we always say we want non-black people to acknowledge when they do hip hop or R&B? So, then what's the issue with him as an individual if he gives credit where credit's due and has mostly black people on his team without treating them like props?
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No comment just an "Amen" to Lyn. That was well put!
I absolutely think cultural appropriation is real as fuck and needs to be discussed but in this case I feel like the anger is misplaced since it always ends up being about society preferring black culture from non-black people (which is valid) rather than Bruno himself disrespecting the culture like a Miley wearing what she thinks is blackness for an album or Iggy's vocal blackface. I don't even check for him like that and even I know he has said there would be no Bruno Mars if it wasn't for what black people created. Isn't that what we always say we want non-black people to acknowledge when they do hip hop or R&B? So, then what's the issue with him as an individual if he gives credit where credit's due and has mostly black people on his team without treating them like props?