Everyone Needs To CHILL On "Cultural Appropriation"

[@abbycatherine]

I feel like a great point Amala could have made was since she is half white, half black is it cultural appropriation for Amala herself to wear cornrows or is it only okay because she looks black? That could have exposed the cultural appropriation debate for what it is: racially charged prejudice based on something as superficial as skin tone.

[@sarahm-a2782]

My first thought when she said that.... I've heard so many black women degrade other black women bc they're not black enough or too black, mixed race kids as well.

[@abbycatherine]

@@sarahm-a2782 terrible. I hope that our culture as a country can learn to forget skin color and skin tone again. It's turned into a weapon that can be utterly isolating and damaging!

[@Alltherestofus]

@@sarahm-a2782 and there’s equal white peoples that discriminate against people that are mixed with white specifically because they don’t look/act “white enough.” Please don’t make this a “black women” issue, when (some) biracial/multiracial people often experience a imposter syndrome from fear that they are not good enough for either side/sides of their race because of how that specific race has treated them.

[@silent_dolphin3970]

@@sarahm-a2782 Well they're right. A mixed race kid isn't black. They're both black and white.

[@neishachambers2719]

@@stevexracer4309 you are creating a victim that is not even present in the video. No one degraded Amala for being biracial. It is not at all that she’s not “black enough”. It’s simply that you can’t claim one side and reject the other. How can she claim being black when half of her family is white. If she was white and Asian would she simply claim Asian? And if so, why? Isn’t it racist to never want to claim your whiteness?

[@cleonidas2166]

Imagine what a different, better world we would live in if these people put this kind of time and energy into stuff that actually matters.

[@miepmiepzoefzoef]

Auch, so true.

[@technicoloryaya549]

@@fibonacho ... Really? Classy.

[@ericknathan5594]

So true!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@michaelparylak5649]

The system makes it too easy for them. "You'll owe nothing, you'll be happy, there'll be a one size fits all income. It'll be like heaven on Earth just give us control err........ mean your vote".

[@viperman8788]

IT ONLY MATTERS TO THEM BECAUSE THEY GET PAID BIG BUCKS TO STIR THIS CRAP UP!!

[@likhwezititus851]

And I'm here in South Africa where asian, white, indian literally everyone wears braids and cornrows no one bats an eyelash

[@gaintturnip]

That's what I don't get. This has never been a problem. The only places that actually give a danm about "culture appropriation" is North America (aside from Mexico). LITERALLY NO ONE ELSE CARES.

[@twiceuuimida3847]

​@@gaintturnip EXACTLY! I've been arguing with this person who kept targeting a celebrity because she wore braids and l told them as someone from Africa it has never been a problem with me and she looks amazing with it and they told me to get educated 💀💀. Smh

[@gaintturnip]

@@twiceuuimida3847 IKR?!?! What they fail to see is that THEY'RE the ones who aren't educated. If they were educated they would know that a lot of cultures (even white cultures) wore box braids at some point.

[@ThinkingWoman30]

That’s because here in America we’re not the majority. So many of us me included have had our hair used against us. I’ve been fired and threatened for either wearing braids or having my natural hair out. Now I’m all for people doing whatever they want with their hair. I just want when I do it it’s not a huge problem. It’s 2023 I should never feel uncomfortable with my hair I should be proud.

[@thehelm658]

you are not american so would not understand.

[@robertcohen41]

I think she got halfway through explaining the difference between "imitating" and "appropriating" and then realized that she didn't actually know what the difference is.

[@Simplelivingslowliving]

As a black woman, who is just exhausted of this appropriation conversation, I must it's sad to see the black ladies comment on top of ignorance on issues that are not really issues, and not even making sense while doing so.

[@SimsChannel09]

I thought the same thing as you! She didn’t know how to distinguish it at all

[@Hydroxis45]

The thing is, if you check a dictionary from 5-10 years ago, "appropriate" was defined: to take and use for its usefulness. Now we in our upside-down culture have *appropriated* and redefined the word itself to: to take and use without permission. It's astonishing how over the past 20-30 years, our culture has changed due to the sneaky deception of our language being changed.

[@MRT408]

@@Hydroxis45 exactly, we see things that are useful for survival or something we like... This whole permission thing is getting out of hand.

[@MsKendra79]

​@@SimplelivingslowlivingThank you.

[@thecakeladytm]

Lol. If she doesn't want the braids to be seen as ghetto or trashy, wouldn't having the style become more mainstream be a good thing?

[@OkTxSheepLady]

I’m afraid her victimhood mentally can’t process that logic.

[@terronisaac2098]

They don’t understand that concept.

[@zeruiahthompson1406]

I believe its the double standard don't call one race ghetto for it, then uplift it on another race for wearing it. Don't demonise one and then appreciate the other it's hypocritical

[@arrynwilliams2842]

No because black women are still being reprimanded for our natural hairstyles. How about advocating for the crown act for black women to freely wear their hair styles. That can help black women.

[@arrynwilliams2842]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 period

[@technicoloryaya549]

As a person that used to teach people of all races, both sexes, all income levels how to approach an interview, I can say without a doubt that it is not only black women that have "professional" hair regulations. Men, women, trans, literally EVERYONE has some sort of regulation on style, length, color restriction, etc... That is why there is a professional uniform. That's why people in office settings or corporate atmospheres all pretty much look the same. These are real things that have happened: men need to cut their hair and can't wear head coverings unless they are religious requirements. Women can not wear juvenile hair styles like pig tails, pony tails, "space buns" or colorful hair accessories like neon clippies. No artificial colors in any fashion, blocks, stripes, or whole head. No "messy bun" styles on men or women. There are men that have to shave off facial hair and that is not in a setting for safety mask seal regulation. The list goes on. All these things are documented, also. If there is a meeting that is happening and one team is in suits, ties, skirts & blouses with neat combed hair, even if it is long and the other team is wraring whatever, with whatever hair styles or colors, who, if the corporate world is looking in would be taken seriously? If you are so delicate that someone sets the image of their own business on the world stage and it offends you, then you need therapy to gain coping skills. Does this need to change? Can we change the world business stage? Those are the questions that need to be asked.

[@neishachambers2719]

The issue is that most professional styles are Eurocentric hence why the Crown Act was passed.

[@whisperedaria8832]

@@neishachambers2719 Um, Europeans also had long hair and wore things that wouldn’t pass muster in today’s corporate environment. For example, kilts aren’t allowed, and dirndls tend to be frowned upon. The standards of professionalism today have evolved and been influenced by multiple cultures according to the perceived benefit and status of the wearer.

[@whisperedaria8832]

Exactly! They’re comparing people in a corporate or academic environment to people in the music or modeling industry, and they’re saying the difference is race. No, if the documentation showed the same company forbade a black woman to wear braids but gave a white woman a pass, then you MIGHT have a case for discrimination, but even that has nothing to do with appropriation!

[@neishachambers2719]

@HEY!YO!IT'S!RAZORCLA(E)W you shouldn’t have had to. That’s discrimination. You are not your hair and your work ethic is not determined by the length texture color or density etc.

[@neishachambers2719]

@HEY!YO!IT'S!RAZORCLA(E)W is an unbuttoned black shirt how you naturally came out the womb? You’re arguing semantics here.

[@JCCharts]

I always see it as victim mentality vs victor mentality. Someone can be offended by anything that everyone does if they try hard enough

[@soosquatch4236]

That's truly offensive 😁

[@erinjenkins4738]

Right!

[@k0mm4nd3r_k3n]

I find myself agreeing with both your statements. Neither the victor nor the victim mentality are rational, and that explains the irrational arguments presented by both parties in this short discussion.

[@luthasunspell8365]

Amala, your calm and politeness under pressure when faced with really stupid ideas never ceases to amaze me. Stay you, girl! 🤍

[@hidajetsejdic4270]

Exactly what I thought! I would lost it, because it’s unbelievable that i have to explain to someone who’s not a toddler that people wear hairstyles that they like and nobody owns them… It makes me angry just watching it…

[@SouthPaw909]

I can speak for all Americans when I say , we need more Americans like amala putting these insane lefties in check !!!!!

[@katewebster4423]

I’m lefty I think this is unreasonable to like anyone can do whatever who cares

[@champion6534]

@@katewebster4423 you can do whatever you want. I’ll watch.

[@morsedeaconanthony]

You dont speak for me.

[@SouthPaw909]

@@katewebster4423 United States of America //more like “divided states of America” . I hope we can all find a middle ground eventually for the sake of our futures.

[@morsedeaconanthony]

@@SouthPaw909 we've always been divided. politically and to a much greater degree racially.

[@rubyrob82]

Was great watching you educate & sticking these clowns with truths & common sense...Keep doing what your doing Amala you're a credit to humanity!!

[@mroche329]

Love the fact the professor nodding along agreeing is wearing a suit…hmmm seems like cultural appropriation to me since the suit originated from Great Britain & was designed by white Europeans…can’t have one rule for one & another rule for others im afraid

[@JackHaveman52]

Oh yes you can. Just ask that self absorbed narcissist. He sets the rules and we must follow them because he's smart and a professor and a part of the marginalised and life is so tough and on and on and don't you eat that breakfast burrito.

[@tonygreif4931]

Also for a long time there was a bunch of white people who didn't want black people wearing suits so there is "endless documentation" they did not want their "culture" appropriated or taken from them.

[@antoniobrown247]

Common sense isn't common sense anymore

[@ShanShan_her]

You actually can. There is painful history behind the appropriation of black culture. You guys simply don't want to be told "no". If racism never existed at all, cultural appropriation wouldn't exist.

[@mroche329]

@ There’s painful history for White Europeans aswel 1 - 1.25 million Men, Women & Children were taken & enslaved by Africans ( North ) between the 15th - 19th Centuries there was painful cultural appropriation that occurred there aswel

[@brismarter]

I’m tri-racial, but nearly half of me is Caribbean black, that being said, in my culture, these hairstyles and clothes are embraced and shared with foreigners. It’s viewed as beautiful so it’s shared and they actually encourage non-black people to wear it. Just as the Asians love to share their culture, so do Africans and Caribbeans. I think this is just an American thing at this point because if you go to a predominantly Black Country, they will want to teach you their culture and share it with you.

[@Simplelivingslowliving]

Black americans have an issue with this and it's so dumb. I'm actually african (west coast of africa islands) and now live in the USA. Back home if tourists wanted to wear braids like ours we would be honored to show them how it's done and appreciate that would want that hairstyle on them . People here seem to a special kind of stupid. There are real issues black Americans need to work within the community instead of looking at what kim Kardashian is doing with the hair on her head.

[@freddywayne]

You're absolutely correct in your observation.

[@GoWhereYoureCelebrated]

The issue is people inAmerica being fired for wearing braids that made those people hyper protected over the cultural aspects of them

[@AngelicaEstherxo]

Yup!

[@SliceOLella]

It’s an American, Crazy thing, for sure. My daughter’s friend who has red hair and likely part Irish, maybe Scottish and was afraid to get a tattoo written in Gaelic……bc she was afraid of getting g accused of cultural appropriation! I told her mother that the Gaelic language was likely part of her roots! I think it’s great when we all embrace each other’s cultures. I think it’s a compliment to the culture to have others wear the clothes, eat the food, style the hair from cultural inspiration. Even though some feel upset, I think the intention behind “appropriation” is very good and complimentary.

[@Old_White_Guy]

Braids were also a common hairstyle in European and Asian cultures. The Celts, Germans, ancient Greeks and Romans had such a hairstyle. Buddha is also said to have had such a hairstyle. Accordingly, the white and Asian ethnic group has the right to wear such a hairstyle without being "guilty" of cultural appropriation.

[@XantaliX]

Exctly! As I posted on another video about this, it's also a SUPER SUPER common hairstyle here in entire South Am, it goes WAAAYY BACK to pre-columbian era , and its even an escential part of native heritage attire (like the mapuches and aymaras and quechuas). It's also a SUPER common hairstyle in schools, as in most of them its a mandatory hairstyle as part of the schools dress code. We are also a mix of a huge range of skin colors here, so dark skined, white skinned and everything in between, we all wear them. Thinking braids belong only to one race or culture is just riddiculous. These people fail to acknowledge the fact that through history , cultures around the world eventually came to a similar conclussion about how to tie and style hair creating patterns.

[@winxclubstellamusa]

Yes!!

[@Old_White_Guy]

@@XantaliX Even among the North American natives, this hairstyle was common practice. There are historical records from the Mohave that this style of hairstyle was very common. No cultural appropriation, it's just about appearing as a victim and putting others on the defensive.

[@silent_dolphin3970]

Did they wear box braids, bantu knots, fulani braids or corn rows tho?

[@Old_White_Guy]

@@silent_dolphin3970 I'm not a hairdresser. I can not answer that. But you can surely find this information somewhere on the internet.

[@thisisscorpio6024]

Yes, everyone needs to knock it off, especially the complainers dying their hair blonde and adding weave/extensions to look completely outside of their ethnic appearance. So much so, that they end-up completely bald in their early-30's. (We need to remove "cultural appropriation" and "toxic" as it applies to people, period. Total hatred.)

[@thehelm658]

I am African American with blonde hair?? You non African Americans with the weak rebuttals are hilarious!

[@DDCMNS]

With all the problems going on in the world, America is arguing over who has the right to wear a certain hairstyle …..lol… ridiculous

[@SPM-tv]

Right, so if white people stop wearing braids will all black issues magically disappear?

[@BLAMEITONJUN]

Its crazy that this needs to be explained, no one owns hairstyles

[@LiquidityNet]

no one owns CULTURE!!

[@silent_dolphin3970]

@@LiquidityNet Yes they do

[@LiquidityNet]

@@silent_dolphin3970 oh yeah, how’s that?

[@bobbyboywonder12]

@@silent_dolphin3970 Who owns it? And how did they get that right?

[@silent_dolphin3970]

@@LiquidityNet If a country created a culture how tf do they not own it? They can share it if they want but it's still their creation.

[@L337M4573RK]

Understanding the difference between Cultural Appreciation and Cultural Appropriation is key here. As "one cannot simply walk into Mordor", one cannot truly appreciate another culture by simply staring at it from afar! We appreciate other cultures by learning about their History and traditions, by cooking and/or tasting their cuisine (especially when it's so willingly offered...usually at a reasonable price), by listening to their music, by wearing their traditional garb and hairstyles, and so on! When someone "appropriates" a culture (or just a specific part of it), they deliberately and PUBLICLY claim ownership of it while blatantly disregarding its historical significance and/or origin. With regard to the particular hairstyle in question, this is a case of the former; NOT the latter!

[@via-anghelmagahum2586]

I agree 100 percent

[@indigo_neo]

SAY THIS LOUDER FOR THE BLACK AMERICANS IN THE BACK

[@L337M4573RK]

@@indigo_neo "In the back" of what? Also, what do you mean by "say"? The comment was TYPED; not spoken.

[@indigo_neo]

@@L337M4573RK it’s my way of saying that more people need to read this. sorry if it was confusing for you.

[@L337M4573RK]

@@indigo_neo It's not just one race of Americans that misuse the term "Cultural Appropriation" (mainly because they're either unwilling or too frightened to question their politically biased teachers and "elite"). The term "Cultural Appropriation" has been twisted in order to fit a false political narrative...and to further divide people socially, politically, morally, etc. As my original comment likely contradicts part of this false political narrative, it's UNLIKELY that it will be "allowed" to reach those that need to read it (thanks to the current KZbin "algorithm" and those who manage it). Therefore, I must rely on others (such as yourself) to impart this knowledge/wisdom on to those who need it, but are outside of my ability to reach. In any case, thank you for reading, and have a safe, wonderful holiday season!

[@ehmzed]

When non Japanese celebrities wear "kimonos", Japanese people might laugh because they often are uglyass fake kimonos worn in the wrong way, but they still take it as appreciation for trying. Yes it would be much better if they took the time to research how to actually wear them or get an actual kimono that doesn't look tacky, but as long as they don't do it in a mocking way, it's not offensive just because of your ethnicity. It's mainly an American problem. The so called cultural appropriation is at the basis of our existence as human beings, without it we would still be living in caves.

[@mrmr4622]

The problem is that there's an obvious pattern of double standards - for some reason it's ok for people of all races to wear cheap parodies of German folk costumes on Halloween or put on European baroque gowns and wigs but a kimono or a Chinese themed dress is a grave offense... And yes its mostly the Americans that make it a problem

[@neishachambers2719]

@@mrmr4622 it’s the people of the culture who determine whether they are comfortable with people outside the culture appropriating them. Native Americans also do not like when white people wear things relative to their culture. It’s not really a double standard.

[@theiran]

@@neishachambers2719 I've never had a native american call me out for wearing moccasins though...

[@keonnaland]

That's a bad omen.

[@sanuraholmes9233]

I cannot believe people believe they can control what someone else does because a culture has done it before

[@kirkapplewhaite4541]

One of the most hilarious bits to come out of this, is watching a black man in a jacket and tie talk about Cultural appropriation. Can anyone please direct me to the time when a jacket and necktie have ever been traditionally African ?

[@fnurglewitz]

do actual africans consider black americans to be africans? I mean, I'm italian and here no one considers "italian-americans" to be italians, for us they are just "americans"

[@didi012578]

@@fnurglewitz Excellent point? Was he supposed to be in kente cloth? 😂

[@Grambling88]

Kirk Applewhatte, I noticed that too. Dressed like Europeans talking that bullsh*t . The nerve...oh the f**king nerve.

[@TheNuke95]

@@fnurglewitz no because they didn’t immigrate from Africa. Unless they’re born on African soil than they are not African. They’re just black Americans

[@redridingcape]

@@fnurglewitz At some point people were just Americans, but intersectionality has divided people across racial lines.

[@Infopanda24]

Do they ever stop playing the victim? Appropriation this, culture that... Bs

[@groverrobinson9928]

Lol...facts

[@neishachambers2719]

Who is they?

[@Lily-cq8rb]

@@neishachambers2719 Who ? black people… we also in europe feel And know how much they are racist And hate white people .. white people have not free speech we are proud in europe on our white skin :) american white people should be more ❤

[@Jianju69]

@@VictorSGonzo Not true. White women also do this, on behalf of black women.

[@HellcatMad]

no never always drama filled victims

[@Kipperbob]

Everyone needs to take the Irish perspective, on St Patrick's day the whole world wears green, sports shamrocks and silly leprechaun outfits, as they celebrate by getting drunk, we Irish call it cultural appreciation.

[@morsedeaconanthony]

I don't celebrate st. patricks day

[@messijesse5511]

@@morsedeaconanthony not the point

[@morsedeaconanthony]

@@messijesse5511it's my point Jessica

[@symphonyinblue]

Halloween is also Irish

[@morsedeaconanthony]

@@symphonyinblue that doesn't surprise me. Halloween is the 😈 day.

[@JCCharts]

When has twisting your hair ever been tied to a culture

[@SPM-tv]

A black lady with a straight blonde wig said so

[@SPM-tv]

@@stevexracer4309 also she shouldn’t be speaking English it’s offensive

[@MuricaTurkey]

It actually has. However, unfortunately for this young lady, not in the way she insists. Not all of those cultures are or were from Africa, or indeed even from places where the indigenous peoples there would be considered "black" or "not white". In short, there are numerous cultures all over the world where wearing many small braids at once (not just one large one, for example) is a part of their historical, cultural identity. One of those is the culture of the Armenian people. A culture often considered "white" (at least by American standards) The kicker? Kim K is actually Armenian. Making many small braids at once, very similar to what Kim wore, is actually from Kim's heritage. So, in an effort to stop discrimination (as I do believe the young woman, that she really really means well and thinks she's fighting for what's right. She's just foolish), she's actually discriminating against a culture that has experienced very horrible travesties (ie The Armenian Genoc*de. Sorry for the self-censorship. YT often auto censors comments with certain "offensive" words. Even if the context shows that the person is being critical of said offensive thing) Now, Kim K is incredibly privileged as an individual, and I don't pity her. But am simply pointing out the illogical thought process this woke "logic" inevitably leads to.

[@silent_dolphin3970]

@@stevexracer4309 Bruh u saying this everywhere

[@silent_dolphin3970]

@@SPM-tv Didn't ur ancestors forced that language on her ancestors for 400 years? What language do u expect her to be talking?

[@anonymous_shooter]

I remember when I was younger it was a well-known fact that America was a hodgepodge of all culture meaning all cultures rambled into one big ball but now we have to separate and categorize being the opposite of American 😂😂😂😂

[@whyaminotoriginal]

Your old enough to know that hows its always been

[@anonymous_shooter]

@@whyaminotoriginal no that's the way it was it's no longer how America is

[@wishmakr]

That woman has brown hair. That is not a natural color for black women. Does that mean she appropriated that color? I'm white, and I have natural brown hair. I have not given her permission to step over that boundary and appropriate my hair color. Is that how it works? Did I get it right?

[@mrshoward1188]

So next time anyone comes from the mainland to hawaii, girls don't wear flowers in your hair, you dont get it right anyway, and guys...stop with the flower shirt and shelled necklace. I'm kidding y'all, it is EMBRACED, it shows your aloha for hawaiian culture and is appreciated! Never does it feel being stolen, more a gratitude of the locals and their traditions!

[@keithhoughton419]

people who want to be offended will be offended no matter what. do what you want and those who matter don't mind

[@dionnemosier3324]

Why is it culteram appropriation when a non black woman wears braids, but not when black woman syraightens her hair or wears a straight wig? Ridiculous hipprocacy!

[@RuckRuRaggie]

I'm going to call every wig store in America to tell them to get rid of all the blonde wigs, extentions and weave... And bar black women from them.

[@zeruiahthompson1406]

Blond hair doesn't belong to race its based on genetics any race can have blond hair. Yet any race can also have braids however different braids are exclusive to different cultures and traditions

[@RuckRuRaggie]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 Nope, people can wear their hair however they want... Black people didn't invent much to society but a bunch of needless complaining that's all you do.

[@silent_dolphin3970]

Blonde is just a color

[@bracadabraa3359]

Yellow hair isn’t culture.

[@theiran]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 different braids are exclusive? Nah. We'll wear what we want and people can piss off.

[@Queen-bj2wz]

"Imitation is the highest form of flattery" ...."That mediocrity pays to greatness". Always finish the entire quote

[@krakenmckraken9128]

Imagine if everybody from every culture could set their own "boundaries" on their culture. The mental gymnastics to make that level of chaos sound realistic is ridiculous.

[@ZZMJo]

🤣🤣

[@f2pgamingph696]

As a Filipino, I know that we are the first one to breathe air. It's offensive to us knowing that WOKEs are breathing air as well. I don't give permission for WOKEs to breathe air. They need to breathe something else!

[@ZZMJo]

I would suggest NH3....

[@kbmomyluv4]

People of any color or race can wear their hair any way they want. I'm a black woman and I'm not offended.

[@0Jake_from_state_farm0]

I can’t believe how people are acting nowadays. I am a 16 year old girl and even I know that even though it’s important for people to be educated on which styles come from where, we should still all be able to appreciate them. Whatever deity that created us did so for us to be equal and we should all be able to appreciate and love each others cultures while being able to wear what we want. When you go to. We have wars being taught, people dying and do you think those people are thinking about what culture your hairstyle came from? My family is a blend of all cultures and do you think my Asian cousin is upset that my black cousin is wearing Asian attire? Not at all. We should all focus on more important things in life like the relationships we build with others and to love those who we have before they are gone. No one should worry about whether or not what they like to wear offends someone, don’t let it stop you from loving yourself and don’t let anyone drag you down because they just want to separate people ❤

[@applethunderspice3072]

The jobs you choose want you to look nice and presentable. Big shocker

[@zeruiahthompson1406]

So your going to denied someone a jobs for wearing braids especially If it's not noticeable isn't that judgemental why should straight hair just be considered okay. Black people just can't change their hair texture

[@applethunderspice3072]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 I don’t believe in harassing blacks for hair. I would not however show up to a job that enforces a particular hairstyle or look and we should be mindful there are bigoted business and business people out there but we can’t say that’s every employer.

[@samanthawhang7498]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 Well even if you have straight hair, you can’t wear any hairstyle at work. I have straight hair and I’ve been told how to wear it and what colors were and were not allowed, because the office had a certain idea of what they thought was professional. Even my nails had to be trimmed short, clean, and no bold colors.

[@zeruiahthompson1406]

@@samanthawhang7498 So if a black person has their natural hair they must wear it straight. Does that sound fair. I've seen jobs literally let people with straight hair dye their hair the brightest colours yet deny someone for wearing simple braids

[@samanthawhang7498]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 I never said they had to wear it straight. You can do something besides braids, if you wanted to. Braids is not a natural hair type. It’s a chosen style. So you can choose to not wear braids for a job. I’ve had to dye my hair a “normal” color to get a job before. That was a choice. I also can’t bring my traditional food to my medical office job, because i know it would stink up the place and bother people. Did you just see the news story about the lady who was killed while working at an airport? She had long braids, and they got caught in some machinery and it scalped her and killed her. This is what happens when there are no dress codes.

[@candeezymarie9827]

They seem to forget that "white people" have history and culture too. No one owns hair styles. Every culture has their own version of braids/locs.

[@Rated-R-Report]

Oh my words!!!! Must we always have something to complain about? Most Black women don't get fired because of their hair. They get fired because of their attitude and wreckless behavior. Same goes for Black men... smdh.

[@technoloverish]

So you think black people are genetically programmed to be more reckless?

[@zeruiahthompson1406]

Yes and no as a black person I have been denied jobs solely because of my hairstyles. People will usually say that my braids look unprofessional or my hair is nappy

[@samanthawhang7498]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 So how does that translate to not wanting anyone else to wear corn rows or braids? Wouldn’t more people wearing these styles make them more mainstream, normalized, and more acceptable?

[@zeruiahthompson1406]

@@samanthawhang7498 Yes I agree with you, but it's hypocritical to call it ghetto on one race, then fashionable and trendy on another race when it becomes more mainstream. Because some people love to use other people's culture for profit while that culture doesnt recieve any recognition or any of that profit for something they have created as well and I think people forget that

[@samanthawhang7498]

@@zeruiahthompson1406 I know what you’re talking about, but I don’t think it’s as nefarious as people think it is. Asians don’t care about policing culture, so I have a different viewpoint to begin with. But I know how it feels to be seen as “gross” because of your culture (like the foods you eat at home, or how you look), and then all of sudden your culture becomes trendy. But I’m not upset about it. Culture diffuses in ways that we can’t control. At first I was mad, seeing all the slanted eyes on non Asian women, especially after being teased about it in life. But after the shock wore off, I didn’t bother me. I take it as a compliment now. How do you think everyone outside of Black people will feel about all the restrictions and rules that come with Black culture now? Personally I think it will cause people to just avoid it and want nothing to do with it. That doesn’t seem like a good thing to me. It would create more segregation. It would create more hostility. It would drive up artificial walls between people from different groups. I just don’t see it ending well.

[@connormarks5718]

I was curious to learn what hairstyles are classified as "black hair" and see where they pop up historically as a cultural style other than Africa. My quick internet search brought up three hairstyles; cornrows, fulani braids, and bantu knots. Cornrows were the traditional hairstyles of the Roman Vestal Virgins. The Roman Vestal Virgins were the Priestesses of Vesta, who was the goddess of the hearth. Artwork and sculptures that date back to ancient Greece also typically show the warriors and heroes with cornrows. I could not find Fulani and bantu knots (which I've learned were also called Zulu knots) originating in or occurring in other places other than Africa. Again, this was a quick internet search with my morning coffee in one hand. I learned quite a bit, since learning about anything to do with cultural and mythology from that past is always interesting.

[@Hoss999]

That dude sitting next to that girl was such a beta.

[@commonsenseconservative3226]

Love how big deal to wear "corn rows" but it is ok for non white people to dye their hair blonde, red, light brown etc.

[@paulmackiewicz9836]

How about all the black girls with blonde wigs?

[@HeartlandHunny]

If the problem is black women being discriminated against for wearing braids, how on earth is the solution discriminating against white people for wearing braids? How does that solve anything?!

[@nellanono2]

The Hispanic ladies I work with are teaching me to cook in there words " Real Mexican Food" because that is what I wanted to cook my family for Thanksgiving. I have enjoyed every minute of learning, and I think they have enjoyed teaching and I think they like that I wanted to cook there food for my family. They take pride in that I want to learn from them and carry on there traditions they are not offended because I'm appropriating there culture.

[@kawaiifangzz]

Only Americans see racism and discrimination where there is non to be seen

[@josephclarke4244]

Where the hell are these young people learning the crap? Who cares ? I'm a Irishmen I could care less if anyone of any color background or creed wears a kilt/Man skirt. Does this young lady not have more important self improvement issues to deal with instead of worrying about what other's are wearing ? Man alive these young people, (with the help of adults who should know better) are complicating thier lives instead of enjoying and living thier lives !

[@ZZMJo]

Who knows? As influencer she likes to stalk Kim Karashian. Other people do something else...

[@josephclarke4244]

@@ZZMJo someone has convinced these young people "cultural appropriation" is a hill to die on. Why? In the 70's 80's 90's no one cared what you wore...what you wear is up to you. I realized about two years ago this is all done to divide people. Us vs Them is the only reason to encourage these senseless energy wasting exercises in stupidity!

[@cherylhaskell9830]

No one is being discriminated against: When/Where are Black wimen discriminated against due to cultural hairstyles? WHY isn't it considered a complement that others copy your hairstyles? It's a gesture associated with acceptance and admiration?

[@harryrob8221]

Absolutely ludicrous! How does one person's hairstyle affect a race. Isn't it a free world any more? When black women put wigs to appear have straight hair, which they naturally do not grow, isn't that cultural appropriation, according to her logic?

[@technoloverish]

Technically, you could make that argument, though people don't generally face workplace discrimination for having straight hair. There aren't any business that ban having straight hair, which isn't true about afros and such

[@technoloverish]

@@stevexracer4309 What do dental braces have to do with cultural appropriation?

[@anakatsukifangirl2944]

Fuck cancel culture, fuck appropriation, just fuck it all. Do what you want with your life and don't let anyone else tell you that you can't.

[@stevephla]

When simple narcissism wraps itself up in a cozy delusion of righteousness.

[@nyneeveanya8861]

If cornrows are appropriation from black people, does that mean crown braids is appropriation from Europeans, or pigtails from native Americans. I guess dreads are okay for everyone as they have been found in ancient tombs all over the world. Personally, when I had longer hair, I braided it many different ways. According to how long I wanted to spend doing it to why I was doing it. Keep it out of my eyes…French braid from part to ears. Keep off my collar when in uniform…Crown braid. Keep secure while playing sports..single braid down back or pigtails. Special occasions…different types of braids with ribbons or beads. Too much trouble with arthritis so cut short now.

[@ehmzed]

If anything, it's laughable how Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande turned from pale white skinned into half black looking women 😂 But that's most likely because the pressure nowadays is to become the most "oppressed" 🤭

[@silent_dolphin3970]

Fr

[@DCD762]

Thing is, no culture, not even the African culture put any boundaries in using their culture by other cultures

[@alisfromwonderland5723]

imagine caring this much what other people do with their hair

[@mimismsx]

the cultural appropriation thing is also getting too far. the fact that people get SO upset when another outside their culture wants to wear a style makes me roll my eyes so much. personally, I would find it flattering that someone likes the styles of my culture to wear it as well. for context, im an indian woman and all the celebrities that got canceled for wearing a bindi it's ridiculous. theyre not doing anything offensive, chill out. I personally don't see it that way, I actually like that people want to wear the indian outfits, etc. it looks a little silly to wear Bhindis on western clothing, etc but its not a big deal, it really isn't. I know some indians get so angry about this, but like chill. to me its a good thing that others appreciate my culture so much so they decided to wear bits of it from time to time

[@_Gilles_]

Where are those set boundaries she keeps bringing up?

[@ela_fromspace]

That lady would be horrified if she travels to the Caribbean...

[@sherlock7898]

If Brittany had her way no one would wear cornrows. I thought we learned our lesson about saying people can’t do something because of their race?

[@mrmr4622]

"I am entitled to a hairstyle based on my skin color/ethnicity, nobody else is allowed" idk sounds racist to me

[@ZZMJo]

IT IS. Not "nobody else is allowed" but white people are not allowed...

[@krisnyc9134]

Flattery is copying but appropriation is copying through a boundary that someone somewhere set. WHAT?!?!?!?!?

[@hjored1646]

When i went to Africa i got my hair braided by african women who convinced me to do it cause it will look good and it did after that I walked everywhere no one ever said I shouldn’t wear braids lol why is it Americans

[@rhondabeaulieu4633]

Cultural appropriation… I don’t see anyone calling out black women who use weaves that are straight and blonde etc… get over yourselves blacks and whites- it doesn’t matter what one woman does to herself, body, hair etc… hoop earrings were called out because a white woman wore them 🤦🏼‍♀️ seriously there’s way more going on in the world than worrying about others and how they wear their hair! I’ve never ever seen a more whiny generation-generations then those who’ve been whining for the last 2 years! Grow the eff… up, get a life and enjoy! Js imo

[@tonygreif4931]

Been far more than 2 years now

[@christopherwellman2364]

She just makes stuff up to fit her "narrative". She said black women can't get jobs or don't get paid the same or whatever hogwash she said, but clearly, she doesn't actually work because there is absolutely no evidence of this at any place I have worked. Unless there are dress codes in warehouse and factory environments due to safety issues, but even then, it's not about the style of hair, but the length. And may I mention that she is in her early 20's telling everyone what's up, and never mind that I'm in my 40's, I guess I'm just an idiot because I'm not black.

[@ZZMJo]

She's an "influencer"....

[@christopherwellman2364]

@@ZZMJo elaborate, please

[@ZZMJo]

@@christopherwellman2364 B. Rose called herself an influencer but didn't do her homework bc she is busy uploading videos about her hairstyle....Nobody said Kim K invented braids..how/what people think/say about Kim K is another story and people can sue if they are discriminated at work...

[@ValleriaValentine]

Braids and dreadlocks, wore by vikings and slavs for thousands of years before they even met black people

[@ValleriaValentine]

@@ViralTrendsSpot Yes. I know a girl who got fired because she got dreadlocks as boomers see it as "the junkie hairstyle"

[@kushface8488]

Vikings wore braids. Are black people commiting culture appropriation when they wear braids because of that? No. It's a hair style. People need to grow up.

[@someonesomewhere1500]

Yes, anyone can wear any damn hairstyle they want too.

[@marcelhaines7712]

The joke of all this is that us in africa...anything goes..you can be white with braids..indian , mixed race, black ..whatever..we all rock braids but also any hairstyel from any culture that suits the mood. Its even more outragious when we have our annual Heritage Day celebration. People come head to toe in a certain tribes regalia...and we all get so excited esp the tribe itself. Ee take joy in sharing and learning about each other. In africa, there is no cultural appropriation of anything. What there is is the understanding that we can all share ideas and learn from each other.. I remember on heritage day where i battled to tie my indian sari correctly. The indian grannies were so excited to see me in the sari..but one came up to adjust.. Tahts what its all about.learning , appreciating , enjoying Thats why when we go to america we cant undertand how a white peron from south africa can be called out for cultural appropriation by AA s...yet its quite normal to do so at home

[@Undaglibenglaubengloben]

I go out of my way to find things that are considered “cultural appropriation” or generally offensive by these people and do as many of them as I can.

[@dstrate80]

That chick is out of her mind. Anyone can wear any hairstyle they want. She's just being racist

[@alainaruble163]

Kim is a mother of biracial children, it is her responsibility to show her girls that hair styles like this are wonderful so that her daughters grow up with a healthy self-esteem. What is wrong with people? Kim is doing her job as a mother!!!!

[@lreneewell9154]

Being a mother of a biracial, half black child doesn't give you permission to wear black hairstyles if you yourself are not the black parent. That may be her child's culture, because half of her blood comes from a black man but it isn't hers. My view as a mixed, black and white person myself is that if she wanted to show her mixed kids the beauty in black hairstyles, she can let her child wear them, not wear them herself.

[@BasedBill_Lumbergh]

What about black women who wear blonde hair extensions? Almost every black female celebrity has done it. Are they not appropriating white Germanic and Scandinavian culture by dying their hair blonde or wearing a blonde wig?

[@Yanay30]

Amala for president! You are awesome at debates 👍

[@Corinthians1614]

As an Irish person, I’d really like for people to stop eating Ruebens, stop using our names, and stop celebrating St. Patrick’s day. Do you see how silly thy sounds?

[@2013lovemy]

Have I faced discrimination over hair texture? Yes. Did I wear my hair how I wanted anyway? Yes. Am I fortunate I wasn’t fired and acknowledge that some aren’t so lucky? Yes. Am I happy the CROWN Act is in my state and do I want all states to have similar legislation? Yes. Despite all this do I GAF what anyone else does their hair? NO!

[@via-anghelmagahum2586]

Cultural appropriation is bad when it’s done mean spirited to like make a mockery of a culture or claim you invented it. But we can’t appreciate culture just from watching. We eat their food, learn about their history and traditions, wear their clothes, travel to their homes, etc. And everything can be attributed to a culture. The professor’s suit could be. The lady’s hair dye could be. The braids too were not entirely a black American thing. Just ask the Scandinavians…

[@ZZMJo]

Unfortunately they are the ONLY ones who tell other people "make a mockery of a culture or claim you invented it."...

[@everythingrandom5838]

The funny thing is this insane jargon is only found In America mainly in other parts of the world culture appropriation is basically normal everyday choice do what you want and don’t think twice about it. But in America things are far too racial.. it’s disturbing how dumb society is becoming. a hairstyle is simply a hairstyle

[@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis]

One has memorized the script, the other one thinks.

[@a.l.i.s.a.]

Imagine thinking you speak for an entire race

[@tonygreif4931]

Allow me to speak for all the whites when I say, "I am entitled to speak for whomever I want."

[@silent_dolphin3970]

@@fibonacho Don't y'all say the blacks?

[@ropeburn6684]

I would like to call this a "typical American" problem, but unfortunately that's not true. This outrage culture over the littlest of things such as braiding your hair does come over the pond to Europe, where our local radical leftists pick it up. Gladly, it's a fringe movement, but it exists, and they're loud. So in essence, aren't these leftists appropriating American outrage culture? Checkmate, kinda. Maybe I should tell them... and also that Europeans (and everyone else for that matter) have always braided their hair. A famous example are the ancient Germanics, whose men loved to braid their hair and beards. I'd like to see those leftists time travel and unleash their outrage on a braided Viking, telling them he can't do it because people in some far away land he isn't even aware of do it too. And his daughter can't do it either.

[@olajong2315]

So with her logic, Melanesians shouldn’t wear braids? Russians? Eastern Europeans? Many asian tribes? Many Native American tribes? You can’t gate-keep appearance.

[@blakegreene6913]

The thing that gets me is these are the same people that will tell you that you have no say in what they do with their bodies in regards to ending the life growing within the womb but God forbid you put some braids in your hair. I’m pretty sure we have bigger fish to fry than If somebody wants to wear something or not. I’ll be damned if I ever let anybody tell me what I can or cannot adorn myself with. If I like it, to hell with what anybody has to say about it.

[@PDTLuke2238]

And how about the fact that Kim is not all white either. She is part middle eastern and tribes of that culture also braided their hair, Roman's did it, Vikings did it, Celtics did it.

[@mrmr4622]

Armenians are Caucasian (the original term even includes people from India and Pakistan cause it was based on phenotypes) Also by modern America's weird standards if you showed someone a picture of Armenians they would be considered white

[@rusthand7110]

I’m fairly certain you can find braids in hair styles from many cultures around the world.

[@luanacoval9456]

When you use something from other culture saying you love it and it looks great, aren't you complimenting it ?

[@dianevierra781]

You were awesome in this episode, Amala, you and will and Taylor! You all brought your A game!

[@mattm.8252]

The argument that Black women are discriminated against for wearing braids, while Kim Kardashian is not has no bearing on the argument of appropriation. That's a straight racial discrimination issue. Furthermore, the whole idea of "Cultural Appropriation", when someone wears hairstyles or clothes as their own personal style is stupid. Who are Blacks, or any race, to say you can't where my race's traditional fashion, or use adopt my race's lifestyle? This is the U.S. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is every individual's right. The issue is when a person mimics a person's racial identity in a derogatory, mocking way. Blackface is racism. The Cleveland Indians' use of Chief Wahoo was racist, because it's an unflattering caricature of a Native American. However, I don't think that Cleveland using the name Indians is racist, although it is racially insensitive, since Native Americans object to it. Certain tribes of Native Americans have proud warrior histories, which is the reason for adopting the name Indians. But, they are not Native Americans, and they are calling themselves that, so this would actually be a case of appropriation. A non-Native American person claiming to be Native American, when they know they are not, is cultural appropriation. But, a non-Native wearing a bone necklace is just someone liking the style and/or admiring the Natives' warrior history. I'm Japanese, and I wouldn't wear a bone necklace. But, it's because I have been mistaken for a Native American, even by Natives from reservations. (I have also been mistaken as Chinese by Chinese, Korean by Koreans, and Latin American by Latin Americans, Oddly, Japanese think I'm half-Japanese, although I am full-blooded.) I wouldn't wear a bone necklace because it would seem like I'm trying pass myself off as a Native. It wouldn't be appropriation, because, if I did wear a bone necklace, because it would be I do like the style and admire Plains Natives warrior culture. I just don't, because I don't want to cause misunderstandings. Being Japanese, I wouldn't have a problem with someone wearing a kimono, if they wanted to emulate traditional culture. I'd think it was weird, for the extreme to which they were taking it. But, then I think it's a little weird when traditionalists Japanese, actually in Japan, wear kimonos outside of ceremonial functions. Is it racial appropriation if non-Europeans wear pants? Is it gender appropriation if women wear pants? I got jumped, when I was a kid, for being Asian. I was called racially derogatory names in childhood and adult life. It wasn't as bad as Blacks or Latinos, who get followed in stores, or don't get hired for jobs, because of their race. But, I have experienced racial discrimination. Minorities should focus on real issues... ones that matter, and not focus on people that actually appreciate our cultures.

[@chrisking1457]

it's just strange to think that braids aren't pretty common in all cultures.

[@davidme8623]

Theres no such thing as racial appopriation by non racists people. If the people were racist, they would obviously NOT wear the style of that culture. The only racists are the people making an issue about it.

[@ZZMJo]

Well, that what she said...if K kardashian is not black she may not wear that hair. She doesn't notice that not allowing her (KK) to do it bc of her race it's racism and then they speak about cultural appropriation is = racism... the logic! -🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@THEDIZZYAGELADY]

In the nineties, I remember black people used to love it when other races copied their hairstyles. My sister and I used to braid our hair like that back then and we always got compliments… I don’t know why people these days get offended by anything.

[@Simplelivingslowliving]

Everyone is triggered now a days by whatever the heck it is. Its exhausting honestly

[@HappyHermitt]

Its the ppl jealous of everyone and everything.

[@CaRlOSRoShI]

I like how my queen destroys everyone with common sense and logic what an amazing ladie u are 🤎🤎

[@BrillianceoftheMoon]

I think wearing braids and such is okay- as long as someone doesn't forget where these styles came from and respects that. Saying you invented a recipe or hairstyle isn't okay- but saying you were inspired by a specific culture in your choice is acceptable. It may educate someone on this topic and promote a more open dialogue. Some people are just so focused on being victims that they are too busy crying about their victimhood rather than doing something about it- that young lady should be focusing on furthering herself and showing others that having braids isn't going to stop her from achieving her goals.

[@markshaw431]

Bo Derek did in 70s..... Braided hair has been around for centuries on all sorts of continents

[@LivingCrusader]

I know this is a talking point, but that doesn't make it less true: To appropriate is to appreciate.

[@TheWildMae]

I’m a black woman, I think all people should try and wear cornrows, box braids so on and so froth.

[@MerryOlSoulGigglesmith]

No one else in the world cares about this, only Americans.

[@ExtendedDelta]

Look everyone, as a 40 year old Croatian Electrical Engineers, I'm going to speak for all Croatian Electrical Engineers, we don't want you using AC motors anymore. That is cultural appropriation.

[@ale_1825]

Right but if a black woman wears a straight hair wig that’s fine💀

[@00Caleb00]

Yea bc straight hair is genetic, not cultural

[@barbiegirl233]

I know this is old but Amala I wanted to say that you are an INSPIRATION!👏🏼👏🏼

[@franksnbeans7413]

I was always under the impression that appropriation was taking things that were meaningful or sacred to a culture (such as traditional native headdresses etc) and using them in a way that trivialises and disrespects the culture of origin. Wearing an everyday hairstyle that actually had no meaning or significance other than protecting the wearers hair or keeping it out of their face isn't disrespecting a culture in any way.

[@davidmatthews9389]

So you determine the line that is crossed as a culture. So as an Italian American I can declare to one eats pizza again or makes pizza again unless they are of Italian descent. This whole argument is childish.

[@ZZMJo]

🤣🤣I can tell you what she would say..."Your name is not Italian you are appropriating the Italian culture...."🤦‍♂🤦‍♂You can tell her "to appropriate" comes from Latin, you may not use it...