Mira Filzah Cultural Appropriation Issue

Last week, a Twitter user accused Mira Filzah of cultural appropriation for wearing traditional Indian costume to promote contact lens.
Social media then blew up with conversations on whether a person of Malay ethnicity wearing traditional Indian attire as a costume for profit is considered cultural appropriation.
Here's a mini perspective on how we may have ended up here.
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[@henryyeoh5028]

There is no problem for us wearing baju melayu or baju kurung, so why was that even an issue as culture inappropriate?

[@timmy7138]

I wonder about that too...how it become inappropriate? If the content is bad like maybe wear traditional cloth in porn(example), then that should be inappropriate. But the content is about contact lens? Does it make any sense?

[@muhdhanif9222]

Kawan saya cina tapi setiap khamis pakai baju kurung.

[@reald3d23]

"When you hijack the culture of the minorities who are being discriminated and sidelined for your own benefit with zero credit or wiped out origin then it becomes (Cultural Appropriation)."

[@fgtrhwu2]

I think the issue here was that she was not promoting the clothing itself. There was no reason for a lengha to be used in an ad for contact lenses. It felt out of place. If this ad was for selling attires then she could had dress in a saree,lengha,salwar kameez or a churidar and it won't matter. Also it's not really her fault, it's the company that decided to use it no her.

[@TeleeFONE]

@@fgtrhwu2 toxic la people like you, everything have to create a negative stance, when kids of difference races wears each other costumes to celebrate each other different culture is that selling of costumes too? If wearing each other costumes as a form of celebration it is ok, when one wears it to ridicule and to be discrimitory then that is a problem. If want to act activists at least have an iq to go along with the heart.

[@wheesamoonsun3388]

In my opinion, its okay for other ethnic to wear other ethnic culture’s outfit as long as they being respectful of it, except something that related to religion wear.

[@we3810]

Other cultures is not a trend . If you style it to bring awareness about some culture is okay but not when they use the culture and then mixed it with their style as a trend.

[@wheesamoonsun3388]

RatingAnArgument InTheCommentsUntil20kSub yeah but alot of fashion industry used culture elements these days to lift up their country name but i agreed with your statement that culture shouldn’t be used as fashion/trend but instead as an icon that represents the country itself.

[@we3810]

@MsSunhappy what I mean is they use the concept of some culture and change it . Then they say it their design. We got nothing from it

[@GrilledChickenRamyun]

Dyaa funny malaysian guys celebrities promoting kurta never got cancelled for being so “cultural appropriation”

[@wheesamoonsun3388]

Matcha Frape yeah ikr actually it always wrong if woman did anything out of the norms, thats how the stereotypes judge.😑

[@GothicNiqabiah]

My opinion cultural appropriation doesn't exist in Malaysia.. Period! Cultural appropriation exists in the US.. Malaysians shouldn't get into the disgusting hype that exist in the US.. Malaysians not like American. We are culturally diverse and have always taken other cultures in our country as our own..the problem with media today is they're leaning towards stupidity.. Medias, though not all, but generally speaking nowadays are trash.. The minds behind them are appalling..

[@MagicalKid]

Exactly, the reason that there's the problem of cultural appropriation in the US is because of how white people used to bully other minorities and make fun of their culture but then would wear their traditional clothings in an overly sexual manner for Halloween. This doesn't happen in Malaysia.

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

Exactly.

[@sofea898]

SAY IT LOUDER TO THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK📣📣🗣️🔊

[@AliffDelacoure]

Yooooo spot-on!! These American ideologies should not be imported into Malaysia because obviously our cultures and theirs are not the same at all.

[@aiesyahsyahirah4717]

Couldn’t agree more😀

[@pooja350]

The twitterati will set their heads on fire over the most miniscule of issues. I, as a Malaysian Tamil, see no problem with that celeb wearing a lengha. She wasn't being disrespectful or claiming it as her culture. Imitation is a form of flattery. Ultra liberals need to get a life

[@AliffDelacoure]

Definitely agree with you. Why must people be offended by the littlest of things? It saddens me that the beauty of cultures cannot be shared and enjoyed by everyone :(

[@FaraHyda]

We're adapting too many Americans mindset now

[@muhamadfazrin682]

@@FaraHyda , indeed!

[@AZVAFamily]

Yes... True.. i also like to wear legha 😍😍😍

[@mahirahaj6014]

It sounds more racist when they bring up miniscule things into the spotlight, like a little kid claiming it's their toy and that they won't share it with anyone. If you're proud of your culture, you should be happy to share your culture with everyone and ANYONE. As long as the other party doesn't mock/make fun of your culture.

[@thatgirl6158]

I think Twitter is toxic tbh. You can post the same photo of a celebrity on Twitter and Instagram, and you can get two completely opposite responses coming from respective platforms. Instagram people are mostly positive, and not as judgemental (eventhough some are). But twitter omg, they make a big deal out of everything. Almost as if every little things should be up for discussion or debate. Smh

[@sushieethingg7128]

Its true that i why i deactive my twitter acc.

[@shahzane855]

I check my twitter acc about once a month and regret it every single time. 🤣🤣🤣

[@miimx6018]

Totally agree

[@savior04]

wow look how the tables turned completely in 2021

[@Noshtyyy]

I literally abandoned my twitter bcoz of the toxicity💀

[@MagicalKid]

This is more like cultural appreciation rather than cultural appropriation. Get it right people!

[@salfaridz]

yasss this.

[@pehnutbota]

Yes!

[@gdragcn9588]

This!!

[@nasrun1911]

I think the line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation getting blurred each day..

[@jadatrade4434]

PERIOD!

[@Lynee_Anna]

People are too sensitive nowadays...

[@tyaaatlia]

They are not sensitive but they are just showing how dumb they are for attacking Mira with false accusations without doing any further research or studies. I'm not Mira fans but in this case I stand with her.

[@MalaysianChopsticks]

I for one dont understand this appropriation thing. Whatever race that wear the chinese Cheong Sam likes the dress, I mean in school it's acceptable for girls to wear the malay dress and it's ok. So I dont get the problem. It's just appreciating it.

[@MissZinatul31]

I have 2 cheongsams. I wore them in events previously.

[@MissZinatul31]

@OLIVIA . (00000014872) sorry. I don't know what type I have. I believe it is cheongsam the one shanghai women wear in 80 or 90 movies

[@Nina-kh6qm]

@OLIVIA . (00000014872) maybe they're referring to qipao since qipao has been like a national clothing of China. Also, hanfu is han Chinese's clothing. Qipao is Manchu's. Since the last reigning family is Manchus so it becamr more popular than hanfus.

[@nuramirah9848]

Finally!!! Someone corrected what she was using. It is a lengha not a saree. People should really be alert of what are the traditional names of indian attire.

[@everwildart3563]

The 'attacks' are dumb honestly. I can't believe some of these people are adults...

[@potterheadpix1e471]

I come to hear her opinion on the matter but i ended up learning a lot n realised what I've never thought about. Thank you Nandini.

[@thebigbricks]

Omg same. First time here and i love her already

[@soml4596]

I try to focused on the contents but it swift to her lips 😂 then i realised i liker her makeup. It very bold and pretty 😆😘

[@suhaila4438]

Setujuu she’s so pretty 😍

[@Guywiththedimpples]

I think she was culturally approapriating the smirf culture. Im upset.

[@silversoul9661]

@@Guywiththedimpples cancel Nandini 😠

[@Blaze6432]

If Mira Filza is committing Cultural Appropriation, then Malaysian Tamils (Who like to think their Indian), are committing cultural appropriation when they are wearing Punjabi Suits because........ they aren't Punjabi. Lehangas are worn by a broad range of Asian ethnicities. It's not a registered trademark, it's fashion. People need to grow up.

[@suriaash3564]

Lol

[@sevinderkaur1674]

I need to shake your hand! Finally, someone spoke up about the TRUTH!

[@reald3d23]

"When you hijack the culture of the minorities who are being discriminated and sidelined for your own benefit with zero credit or wiped out origin then it becomes (Cultural Appropriation)."

[@ryuvasangharravindramohan1308]

Lehanga is a short skirt which originates from the Indian subcontinent.Who like to think they're*** indian not their and yes malaysian Tamils are east Indians by ethnicity.I didn't know Dumbos are allowed to write these things.

[@Blaze6432]

@@ryuvasangharravindramohan1308 Indian isn't an ethnicity. I didn't know you were that stupid to confuse ethnicity nd nationality. Just you understand English properly, I'll educate you :) Ethnicity refers to a group of people who practice a common culture, posses common beliefs, and/or common language. Indians don't have any of these things. You can be ethnic Japanese and be Indian.... You can be Black and be Indian. You can even be 100% French and be Indian. However, If you are not a citizen of India, then you are not an Indian. I'm a Tamil, not Punjabi, not Hindustani, not Bengali, or other groups from the subcontinent. Those are other people speak other languages and have other cultures that are alien to me and all other Malaysian Tamils. We Tamils don't traditionally wear Lehnga, and Punjabi and Gujurati people don't traditonally wear veshti or Kanchivaram sari.

[@mimilooney]

I agree with Nandini 💯... As someone who has absolute mix heritage (Malay, dusun, Chinese, Indian, jawa n etc) learning about one own culture and teaching them to others r very important.

[@sariey84]

couldnt agree more la...i still think cultural appropriation do exist only in America..Malaysian shouldnt get into this trend..btw,Nandini your make up is on point la sis..u make up yrself ke..serve us some tutorial la sis..😅😅

[@niakhalil7992]

its not a trend. its called having respects, educate yourself first before saying anything

[@LiviaVengence]

tom holland's YOU need to educate yourself on how to be nice first and take your own advise on respecting others. Bitch you ain’t woke as you thought you are so shut the fuck up. It comes off super arrogant and bodoh sombong if you know the meaning of the word. If you want to correct the lady, do it RESPECTFULLY. You want to teach about respect - start small respect other ppl first and be kind. Not in a condescending manner.Tell us how this sweet lady giving positive comment offends you just because she said the word ‘trend’. But in reality - ko pun bangang.

[@ellffymckenzie]

@@LiviaVengence Hahahahahaha. Well said, indeed. Well, some people are too self centered and ignorant to a point where everything's came out from other people mouth considered invalid to them. That comment of yours confirms it!

[@kaiya111]

one of the outcomes tht i got from this video, is that we need more Malaysian movies that includes other races, that can expose about other cultures..... i can tell you what those western people eat on a thanksgiving but i cant tell you what indians eat on deepavali....or what other races eat on their celebration day....our MOVIES need to be more diverse la,

[@MagicalKid]

The problem is Malaysians generally prefer to watch Hollywood movies than Malaysian movies, I think we need to make better movies and promote them better as well.

[@laramiaizz]

I miss Yasmin Ahmad and her movies..

[@TYCOIX]

@@MagicalKid when we get movies that are famous its rarely got non-Malays in it too... it's sus

[@hanna3684]

There are movies like "Paskal" and "All Because of You" that have included several races but we still lack the cultural side like you have stated, and minorities. My bidayuh friend was saddened by the fact that every time people talk about Malaysia, it's always malay/chinese/indian. We don't wanna forget the OGs.

[@kaiya111]

@@hanna3684 iv watched paskal and honestly, not that diverse, but i see improvements. Malaysian producers can do better and yeah you’re totally right about the OGs lol, should include them aswell

[@ravin4207]

5:32 Loved how Nandini pronounced Punjabi as "Panjabi" and Bengali as "Bengoli". Shows you that she has definitely done her homework before doing this video. 👏👏

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

I'm not even Indian, and I know that.

[@farhanmizra]

Thank you. I never thought there were supposed to be pronounced like that.

[@shamismail3678]

In my humble opinion.. I find this whole situation as a celebration of culture.. we are so far from amalgamation of different races in Malaysia, but this seems like we are heading that way.. try to look at it this way, because we are adapting and assimilating different cultures and tradition, we call Malaysia as the melting pot of different races and customs... we have variety of meals with influences from the east and west, we have Peranakan that donned kebaya and make it in their own ways, the Jawi Peranakan culture, we have henna culture in Malay etc.,and lots of borrowed words we use in our daily life comes from tamil and hokkien and mandarin.. I really find this beautiful.. cause this is part that made Malaysia, Malaysia.. Just my two cents.. Selamat Hari Merdeka Guys!!

[@jedrashidul6952]

It's a pleasure to know that people like you still exist, my man. Happy Merdeka🙏😊

[@aliarsenal6136]

We, SABAHAN does not live on trees. Come to Sabah and Sabahan will capture your heart. Less racism here, we socialize with all ethnics and races. Ok. Just to let you WM people know.

[@Roslynn-q6o]

I been to Sabah many times it esay to decide where to stay cause my cousin is there😂

[@cakewithnocherry3223]

Just ignore those people who still think that Sabahan and Sarawakian still live on trees.Uneducated people really

[@whitecoffeeize]

Agree. I'm penangites who live in sabah. I love Sabah so much 😍

[@aliarsenal6136]

@@Roslynn-q6o Spend some more time and you will see that you wanna stay here not because of your cousin but Sabah is just heaven on earth. 😉

[@aliarsenal6136]

@@whitecoffeeize Glad to hear that. Welcome to Sabah and hope you will stay a little bit longer or just stay here forever. Got a lot of sumandak here. 😊

[@nurulnaimahmohamadhabali8664]

I cannot aaa dia niii. cantikk. Her outfit, hair, earrings, lipstick and skinnnn cantik!

[@NurulSyifa67]

Saya melayu, tapi saya suka pakaian2 tradisi india.. i even wear salwar kameez and churidar during raya if i was to stay at home only, love them so much

[@batrisyianazri589]

OMG, I was thinking the same thing. Like, my dad was asking me why the Hallmark series only have white actors. But then, I was waiting for the news on TV3 and realized, that there were barely any other ethnicities represented in the prime time Malay dramas to which I never realized before my dad asked me the question. A lot of things came to mind on why this is happening. I really hope Malaysians, specifically the Malay majorities would open up to have these "difficult" conversations on representation and other things. but as for cultural appropriation appreciation thingy, I stand with the majority. This issue is only valid in The US. Never have I heard of any Malaysian wearing clothes from other ethnicities to make fun of it.

[@secretsoul6882]

Thats true, this year we going to celebrate our 63th merdeka day... But it seems we still have the gap somewhere. As a malay i pun observed some of us has too much negative issues in our secret thought which i experienced during childhood, i saw my friend kena buli sbb dia mix india melayu... Luckily in my kampung society we all were educated to respect and celebrate the differences. Understanding others culture wont change your race but a way to draw a bridge, to get closer. Dont say you are the modern kids but also close minded person... Dah 63 tahun merdeka kot, kena bersatu. Fokus apa yg kita ingin capai... Asyik isu isu je bila nk maju weh.

[@azrychow]

reading the comments, i see that we are moving towards more understanding and mature society, you all did a good job in conveying your pov

[@MsKalafina]

I love it when we exchange our traditional clothes with other races. Makes me feel happy & proud to be a Malaysian.

[@faranadia8559]

I can't see what's the issue of wearing other culture's garments. As long it's been wear properly,and not having a racist or extremist quote with it,it had nothing wrong.. And the Lenga also menutup aurat.artis Malay pakai western clothing etc, X kena condemn plak? Hmm..educate don't hate! Go Nandini!

[@adilaarifah827]

Ni rupanya Nandini. Selalu dengar suara je di Fly FM setiap pagi😂😂😂 Suka dgr your opinion....

[@FirstLast-uf6dq]

5:27 I always been thinking that Malaysian with Indian descent should stop being called as "Malaysian Indian" but as Malaysian Tamil/Telugu/Malayali/Punjabi/Gujerati etc bcs those are ethnicity, while Malaysian Indian sounds like they have two nationalities, besides India is a diverse country not a race, no?

[@Blaze6432]

YES! YES! YES! I've literally been saying this for years. Indians is a nationality and a not a race/ethnicity. I never say Indian, I always call myself Malaysian Tamil. At the end of the same I'm not the same as a Punjabi or Marathi from India as we don't even have the same customs or language. I'm a Tamil! A race or ethnicity are people who share common practices , beliefs, and/or languages! People need to learnt this.

[@fgtrhwu2]

There are 2 ways to view this. One is like you said it, you can represent yourself through ethnicity or if you want you can also use Indian since you are also acknowledging that your ancestors belongs to that particular region. If someone asks what kind of Indian you are, then you can mentioned which ethnicity you are from. I feel Indian can be used as a nationality or a race. Indian is the set and your ethnicity is a subset of it.

[@wanaidilanwarwanazlan5085]

It is the same issue among the Malays. We do have different ethnicity as well. But to conclude us in one big set, we are just being regarded as Malay in general. And we are okay with it. We do have minorities subgroups within Malay such as Peranakan Samsam, Peranakan Jawi, Bugis, Jawa, Banjar, etc and all of these have different customs and language as well.

[@Blaze6432]

@@fgtrhwu2 Very incorrect. There are no racial requirements to being Indian. Anyone can be an Indian citizen and any race can trace their family in India. Tom Alter was 100% White European but he is actually an Indian. with that logic, We are Earth race, because we are all from planet earth. South Asia is a region, India is a political entitiy that Malaysian born Tamils are not apart of.

[@fgtrhwu2]

@@Blaze6432 It's not incorrect, that's why I said there are 2 ways to view it and both are legit. 1. One is like how you said it, in terms of citizenship anyone can be Indian. 2. There is also the race aspect of it. Where having ancestors from the region and being the original descendants of the region is also an identity called Indian. 3. There is also the genetic similarity angle, where people within certain regions have similar genetic traits like certain mitochondrial haplogroups more closely related to each other compared to the ones that are further away. And yes you are right on the earth race thing as well. 4. We are all part of the human race. It's just that within the human race there are variations and some are more closely related to each other genetically compared to others. 5. And these are the larger groups for example Marathi,Tamil and so on are part of the Indian race. While Indian is also a subset of the Asian race, which in turn is a subset of the human race containing Whites,Blacks and the rest. 6. I'm not saying you are wrong, i'm saying that there is another way to view this which is why both ways are acceptable.

[@haffah6218]

Can we normalise calling Malaysian Chinese as 'Orang Hua' and Malaysian Indian as 'Orang Desi'? Because saying 'Malaysian Chinese/Indian' sounds like they have two nationalities.

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

AFAIK, their ancestors identified as Tang or Han, and never Hua. Desi is also not a Dravidian word. It's used by Hindustani speakers. The equivalent of "orang desa kita".

[@alphestanley7194]

Accurately it should be reffered as orang Han and Orang Tamil, Malayali, Telugu, Punjabi etc.

[@yecly]

@@alphestanley7194 Are all our "chinese" descent are Han's? I think we have other ethnicity as well...

[@haffah6218]

@@MalaysianTropikfusion but malaysian chinese refer themselves as '华人 (Huárén)' ?

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

@@haffah6218 Ah, yes! Sorry, I forgot that one. You're right.

[@myday5771]

tell me why i am staring and focusing on the earrings ajxbajdsk they're so pretty akdnsbds

[@malayaichannel]

After watching this video, it still doesn't justified why they need to call Mira Filzah issue as "Cultural Appropriation" ??? Nandini just explained what is "Cultural Appropriation" and clearly wanted her voice to be heard about that but still ... She didn't really justify the issue with Mira Filzah

[@scybellbei2]

When you be brainwashed by western and say malaysian can wear other malaysian clothes *BRUH GO PINDAH LA*

[@4L1P3]

90% of the time, those who accused someone with regards to cultural appropriation, he/she doesnt even come from that particular ethnicity/culture

[@gemmywhi3711]

one of the reason i quit socmed you know, I wish mira filzah would do the same too... ahh i guess that's part of her life now, cannot avoid it.

[@bibita_93]

Well said 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻, like we are all exposed to other country’s cultures because they put just a bit effort to show the world, sadly even myself i didnt know much of our own malaysian’s identity and culture, i dun blame the local media but perhaps there would be another platform for this to present a better and educational info for us perhaps a documentary about our whole culture, maybe can present your idea to Netflix it would be so awesome! ❤️❤️❤️Nandini

[@nurulanizazainudin]

Sorry... cultural appropriation in Malaysia will only divide us further. Tak faham kenapa kita nak follow American political culture.

[@suucheazad7107]

Is anyone know her lipstick shade ? Damn I wanna have one

[@mrlanlanpapa1748]

Why no one wear cheongsam leh....we welcome everyone wear it ma 🤣

[@wajinniej9594]

Only those with nice figures can wear cheongsam. How I wish.....

[@PassionPno]

Cheogsam is technically Manchu's traditional attire. The accurate clothing for Han Chinese is Hanfu.

[@olivemarinade]

I know that some ethnics within the Indian community. But I was so suprised when one day, my lecturer told us that the discrimination based in kasta still persist within the Malaysian Indian community. She had a fried from a lower kasta (probably, the untouchable) and one day, her granpa realise about their friendship. Instead of praisibg her for befriending the lower kasta, he forbid her from meeting the friend again. But she also told that such thing is no longer or rarely practice by the younger generation. I thought that there is no such thing in Malaysia.

[@govarthanaaraosambamoorthy8071]

end of the day, it all comes down to education and how someone is brought up, so yeah, it's a bitter pill that we have to swallow

[@kimmiaera]

Nandini your fashion and makeup is such an inspiration 😭

[@sharilsamad9727]

thank you.Thank you>>She is the perfect msian.,Need more of this.>>>put her in charge and pay rise please

[@boneteeth7213]

ok pls note, I've only read the title and saw few seconds of this video. this isnt about "malay nows are now engrossed w American culture" which brings them to reason, that's why mira filzah got called of doing cultural appropriation. there's so many WRONGS in that statement and i feel like malays are forgetting huge part of this..... CULTURAL APPRECIATION. CULTURAL APPROPRIATION is when a person appropriate cultural that doesn't belong to them and adapt it to however they wish e.g sexualised cheongsam for halloween costume im not indian myself, but it's p obvs u can tell she hasnt appropriated any of the culture by wearing that attire. 2nd thing is, i wanna mention, THAT CULTURAL APPROPRIATION is still huge issue so we still need to take americans movement as an inspiration but educated enough to call out someone if they DID ACTUALLLLLLY culturally appropriate something. calling out someone needs proof and futher details bc calling out smeone actually affects someone's livelihood

[@alexioelguapo]

Lovely message from a beautiful character and my #1 celebrity crush✊🏾👏🏾👏🏾😍🤩

[@jeannette5449]

just like the BLM movement, malaysia also sibuk2 post blackout pics..apala. malaysia got african american meh? police brutality got meh? we celebrate each others' cultures here. even during Hari Raya i would wear baju kurung go visit friends houses..and they welcomed us doing so! please la maybe just stop watching buzzfeed or any american media.

[@ChoiLin25]

Hermm ok je tgk Mira Filzah pakai baru tahu ada isu ni. Nasib takder twitter haha. Mesti org2 tak matured tu yg negatif.

[@AmyRoseBG]

what about tinak tin tana copied Yang Sedang Sedang Saja. but all Indian people still in denial. wtf

[@aSiLaHaNuAr]

It's okay to wear other cultures costumes. . In Singapore every 21st July we have Racial Harmony Day. Its an event to promote understanding of different ethnicity and culture of different races. We are encouraged to come to school in different ethnicity costumes. So we had alot of Malay people wearing Chinese and traditional Indian costumes as well. Not an issue to address. Everyone is happy and we understand each culture's more better. So, having such tolerance and understanding of one another is important.

[@reald3d23]

Looks like people are still confused : Fatimah Wearing Chuditar for Nandini's Wedding (Cultural Appreciation), Farhana Wearing Saree to promote her Boutique because Farhana thinks Kelings don't fit as models (Cultural Appropriation). Siti cooking Rasam and crediting her Indian sources (Cultural Appreciation), Salmah selling Muruku while marketing it as Makanan Tradisional Melayu because Salmah thinks who cares about the origin as kelings don't matter anyway .(Cultural Appropriation) Mira Filzah Wearing Lehenga because she loves wearing them (Cultural Appreciation). Mira Filzah Wearing Lehenga to promote her contact lens because she (or her production team) thinks Malaysian Gujaratis don't care (Cultural Appropriation). When you hijack the culture of the minorities who are being discriminated and sidelined for your own benefit with zero credit or wiped out origin then it becomes (Cultural Appropriation).

[@shfqqxx4479]

What benefit did mira get by wearing the saree tho? She sells contact lens not saree. She also clarifies that she wears the saree because she likes bollywood since shes a child. How about that one non melei who sells baju kurung then? Who actually benefits from others culture? I dont see you making a fuss about that

[@reald3d23]

@@shfqqxx4479 "When you hijack the culture of the minorities who are being discriminated and sidelined for your own benefit with zero credit or wiped out origin then it becomes (Cultural Appropriation)."

[@shfqqxx4479]

@@reald3d23 1.mira literally said she wears it because of bollywood ( thats the credit ) 2. Again how did she benefit from wearing that clothes? If that one twitter user didnt make a fuss about it , i bet not many of us knew about mira's contact lens bussiness. This DRAMA benefits her. 3. You act like she claim that clothes as her own culture or disrespect the culture itself.

[@reald3d23]

@@shfqqxx4479 My reply was for this statement of yours "How about that one non melei who sells baju kurung then? Who actually benefits from others culture? I don't see you making a fuss about that". Malays are the majority, Malays can never experience cultural appropriation within Malaysia, it can only be experienced by oppressed and sidelined minorities like Malaysian Kelings.

[@shfqqxx4479]

@@reald3d23 sorry then

[@princesharma8796]

🕉pls make some vdos about tamil language🕉🙏

[@danielstylo]

Saya tak kisah pun kalau orang india nak pakai baju melayu baju kebaya dan melayu pakai baju sari semua dan kaum cina memakai pakaian tradisional kaum masing2 sebab bagi saya negara kita ni rakyat berbilang kaum dan bertolak ansur antara sesama kaum. Benda macam ni tak perlu triggered pun sebenarnya.

[@soksek2]

Guys, cultural appropriation is not solely a US thing. It is most prevalent in US media and cultural discourse tu yang trickle masuk negara kita, kita pulak rasa it is a solely US thing. The Malaysian public has got a long way to go before we can betul2 hadam Cultural Appropriation vs Cultural Appreciation. But, memang betul, these conversations are necessary to move forward as a country. Bravo Nalini and Says team! You guys really did a good job with providing us viewers with the basic resources to dive into these nuanced issues while not completely annihilating those who still think Malaysia 2020 is a utopia for all ethnicities.

[@waleedelephantboy1796]

I have mix Indian blood from my paternal Nenek side who I have my great great grandfather he is name Gulam Maideen come from India, I do have elephant decorations and wear Indian clothes in appropriate times as cultural event only. So am I culturally appropriating

[@hmm6298]

Can we talk about her accent, it's so beautiful I am in love 💗

[@GrilledChickenRamyun]

Pelik ah artis lelaki jual kurta, jubah bagai x pernah jadi masalah although baju ni very much Arab things

[@reevancarey]

How is that Arab? And what do you mean by that?

[@waleedelephantboy1796]

As a Singapore Malay person here when I have already indian mix from my paternal grandmother who have maternal grandfather Gulam Maidin come from India (Madras) explained by my dad and Nenek. Am I cultural appropriating about researching back her indian roots, wear a gold border Vesthi only appropriate to Indian festival events, wearing my white plain cotton Lungi at home, have my four legged Indian ethnic elephant decoration as my shelf collections as I love elephants as with this indian mix blood it’s too part of my diverse roots and even decorate my room with Diwali deco during Deepavali times. I want to have my wife to be Indian Muslim. But I don’t wear Bindi Puttu because it’s for Hindus, I don’t public wear a turban because it’s only for Indian grooms, special events and Sikhs, Toe rings is for marriage people, I cannot be speaking to every Indian person Tamil language right because I’m am not full Indian but mix, I cannot be keeping Hindu god photos as It’s only for Hindus. Now I am willing to research more about my paternal grandmothers indian roots. Is that wrong appropriation Not all non Indians get understanding and exposure to Indian culture by Bollywood, some like myself after discovering that we or I have indian mix ancestry from one of our grandparents then we unlock go on researching and ask learning into Indian culture.

[@badakboyzgamble]

Wise words from a mature woman 💖💖

[@dmdiqi8773]

Nandini's skin is flawless all the time 😍😍

[@Whosfadhli]

Thanks Nandini for this, I don't understand some Malaysians is still being racism. Dah Merdeka 63 tahun still ada je berfikiran cetek, Please grow up Malaysians.

[@kimimon6286]

Mira filzah could excused steal Tamil custom even she organizes Hindustan theme

[@Sara-zh8bj]

I liked this even b4 I watch it

[@Verdvendetta]

Wow when the issue blown up, I was waiting for Nandini's view. A very wise view no doubt. If imma do a thesis on this cultural appropriation etc topic, Nandini will be a great non-academic supervisor.

[@李珊-f2r]

Yes me too we always grew up with Indian movies as well We really like Indian movies

[@taufiktaufik8574]

Hope in malaysia Tamil Melayu China Keep balance Not like Singapore

[@TYCOIX]

Baguslah ramai tk setuju dalam komen tapi video ni dorg tk dislike ramai2.. keep it up Malaysians

[@sadoputeh130]

Should not being an issue.. It just costume.

[@mike62024]

Senang je nk pupuk perpaduan di Malaysia Org melayu makan thosai, org cina makan nasi lemak, org india makan Yong tau fu

[@babitonggek148]

pbnde babi

[@jownalsaa4356]

Bukan ini macam ma. Cina suka makan Melayu punya nasi lemak. Orang Melayu manyak suka makan yong tau fu. Lagi semua orang suka roti canai, India punya ma. Tapi ada satu benda, Melayu Cina India tak boleh makan. Tapi semua suka masuk ikut mulut jugak. Rokok sebatang?

[@harimaumalaya9134]

@@jownalsaa4356 ni betul 😂😂😂

[@orangorang214]

@@babitonggek148 mengata diri sendiri ke tu opssssss

[@meerafeeqah1031]

Thank you so much. I learn something new today

[@prettyplease1989]

That's why I said Malaysian industry seni is trash. Why not portray what important not cringe love story. I also want to watch Chinese and Indian Malaysia actor and actress even tho I malay. Why do I have to go to cinema everytime when we should can access thru tv

[@FeezNuex]

LOL i as Malay also not watch Malay drama / movie much. The plot always same.

[@maylinbk]

We living in Malaysia with full of variety cultures. Respect each other. So no problem she's wearing that. 🇲🇾❤️

[@yummymellon4058]

What CA in Malaysia.... We are one nation with tons of races in between... You ha e got to be kidding me.. We are not in the USA.. We r in Malaysia.. Where we originally non-homogeneous

[@syuhaida.lxkira.1240]

I'm here not because of the Mira Filzah issue.. She wear the outfit nicely, look polite and beautiful.. But here i like your style at makeup and your hair, oh my god so beautiful 😍

[@jirahmahmud7783]

Babe 1st of all, i love your lipstick!!! This is brilliant I mean u are brilliant! U overloaded with common sense!!

[@karma2ash]

"During Deepavali - which is the only time tv channels play Indian movies and Indian content, that too mostly Bollywood". This made me lollllllll! Sgt accurate >.< Again the comments here totally didn't get her point that she was making in the video = selective attention.

[@dondog3123]

Cultural appropriation doesnt exist in the East world or especially in malaysia, you can find chinese and indian wearing each others cultural clothing, malays wearing kurta and then everybody wearing national traditional clothing of malays which is baju melayu and baju kurung regardless of their ethnic background

[@MariamMARIAM-jc2ew]

Cultural appropriation doesn’t exist in Libya or Greece bc we love foreigners (black,asian.white etc...) I think USA really exaggerated problems that doesn’t exist A cultural is a way/things our ancients did Do we have the right to prevent ppl from doing it bc it isn’t theirs....? No Bc it could have been not ours too I tbh love when foreigners wear our clothes Please appreciate that people love your culture and stop being overdramatic

[@shamar4005]

I am malay. I do have one sari.. Read this.. Sari ...not lenga.. And one cheogsam...and I alter it to make it muslim wear. I don't give a damn what people say... I wear it when I have the mood to wear it.

[@anawkwardsweetpotato4728]

I'm not even Malaysian but Nandini is on point here!!! 💯

[@guywithbigwhitecock709]

Remember waktu zaman sekolah dlu, waktu hari raya kita selalu main tukar2 baju dengan kawan2, ramai kawan2 india/ cina pakai baju melayu dan baju kurung, ada yang melayu pun try baju cina dan india juga. Kita kat Malaysia ni selalu share culture, pakaian traditional dan makanan traditional so jangan lah sebab " cultural appropriation " ni, malaysian dah susah nak share traditional culture lagi macam skarang ni.

[@Timfaizalkhoo]

i donno this had happened in our country..its scared me a lot if people can say that we are cutural appropriation thing,,i love wearing panjabi suits and no one can stop me to listen panjabi songs and i love satinder sartaj ji songs so much..i am cultural apprieciation.xx

[@Sakurayaya]

Thank you for sharing!! even until now as a Malaysian, i still dunno how many Indian ethnic and Malay ethnic groups @@ while others, i know nothing such a shame >< i only know some of the chinese ethnic groups and yet made me so complicated

[@khairulamri7]

Those sudden memes hahahaha, btw i like your hair nandini

[@yulakis4372]

Cultural appropriation is just a meme circulating around the internet. Malaysia had nothing to do with cultural appropriation. Its just applied in America only. So please remember you are malaysian and nothing to do with American issues especially blm. Nothing to do with it. All lives matter, ok! Thats it. Whoever I found people tweet something with sophisticated eloquently explained tweets with the best grammar using grammarly, usually a fresh graduate, university college student, or school kid trying to impress others and sparks conversation. Plus, mira filzah has nothing to do with rental. those who tweet must had some emotional control problems.

[@khairulannuarahamid3623]

1 national school is the way to go..

[@winw4548]

How so? There still will be international schools and private schools. Rather that what school you go, what you learn matter. I went to kebangsaan school my whole life and i know a lot about malay culture and islam. I even memorized doa makan and doa pagi because i heard it to often but my friend don't even know why i celebrate deepavali.

[@winw4548]

I got A+ in SPM Sejarah. We studied our ass off in ketuanan melayu and world history Tamadun islam. All of us minority do that. But what other learn about us is very less limited. I remember sejarah coverage of tamadun indus is not even 2 pg.

[@khairulannuarahamid3623]

Can you tell me if there are other countries have this vernacular schools? International n private schools are common worldwide..so no issue there.. even national syllybus are offered in private school..

[@khairulannuarahamid3623]

@@winw4548 good for u. I would love to have bahasa mandrin or tamil to be part of school syllybus...so other can embrace it.. What to you expect ppl to understand each other if they are segregated since primary... majority in sjkc is chinese, majority in sjkt is india and majority in srk is malay... it is a corrupted edu system ..

[@winw4548]

@@khairulannuarahamid3623 Yes exactly my point. World wide x de pon sekolah vernacular but racism are there. So "1 national school is the way to go" is x valid la kan sbab luar negara macam tu but racism ada je. Apa yang di ajar yang issuenya or tak di ajar in this matter.

[@odysseus2k1]

Tbh, people should stop with the 'culture appropriation' bullsh*t. If you're white, go ahead and braid your hair and wear whatever black hairstyles out there. It's just hair! If you're black, go ahead and dye your hair or straighten your hair. Same goes to clothings, wear whatever you like. There's nothing racist with wearing clothes. Want big lips? Go ahead. Want thick thighs? Go ahead. You want something because you like it and fascinated by it, go ahead, as long as it's not a crime (obviously). These 'culture appropriation' people are just a bunch of childish people who finds sensitivity on everything because they love drama and because they have nothing better to do in their life. What's next? Tak boleh makan roti canai sebab it's racist? Tak boleh speak in Chinese because it's only for Chinese people? Tak boleh listen to malay songs because it's made only for malays? Just stop. Just...stop.

[@TheTeeqah]

We can't integrate ourselves due to the lack of sharing information of cultures from which should start from early childhood. Education are always the best medium. All ethnicity in one school being friends and understanding each other are the best. Media will always have the bad side of its own as always.

[@savingday]

She wears it very elegantly. And the photoshoot, ad campaign and everything is elegant. Way better than the "cultural appropriation" that was on tv shows all those years including some kids shows. Costumes are fine, but when you make jokes or immitate slangs that are just cringy.

[@py7hon05]

wait you guys don't know about malam berinai where the brides would dress up with different clothes of different ethnicity? huh funny.. i mean you're a Malaysian right? plus you didn't know that other ethnicity would wear other ethnicity clothes ? i mean, have u seen chinese wears baju kurung/kebaya? no? oh surprise surprise!

[@kishinumaayumi]

Cultural appropriation is real and it happens in Malaysia too but this kind of example is a little tricky tau. Cause Malaysians have always shared eachother's clothing, food, languages, customes etc. We are a very culturally integrated society and we feel comfortable sharing things that come from eachother's cultures. If an indian person feels that it's disrespectful I have no right to just talk over them as I am of a bumiputra ethnic group. But in this instance, Mira Filzah is not claiming the cultural elements/discreditting the origins. It was clearly inspired by a form of media Malaysian have come accustommed to because if the healthy cultural integration we have. But I do understand it was rather unnecessary for her to put on the "costume" cause it has little to do with the product in itself.

[@sivabalan4776]

This toxic comments is from Semenanjung la Not from Borneo...Sabahan or Sarawakian... No racism or discrimination in Sabah or Sarawak Love Sabahan and Sarawakian

[@briangerard2145]

Cultural appropriation is one of those liberal terms coined by people who have alot of time to waste..Those who go around doing that should realise that if they speak English,they are adopting another groups culture..Move on and get a job,kids

[@Lenovo-ce7xh]

Bila kau ikut pemikiran gaya barat otak be like middle finger salutes you typical american huh BTW good job nandini good advice 😍😍😍

[@truth3676]

Wearing is not a problem but later claiming it from some other cultures and not from Indians is what annoying! Like how the adhirsm is "KUIH KERIA", achi murukku is "KUIH ROS/KUIH LOYANG, Kudam into something that I don't remember... Great that someone else said something in some other ways... You use it's ok but thn later you steal!

[@eatinmoderate594]

exactly and that's only in Malaysia. Later they might claim that's the annoying part. Malaysian Muslims please know your roots.

[@saroydamai9622]

This is very true. Thats what has been happening, well had happened actually.😁

[@niahelmee6890]

that blue lipstick looks really good on you! bold, girl

[@johnnydna9791]

Hi Nandini. I love your commentaries. I find them very to-the-point while being entertaining, especially your speaking Manglish. I am a big fan of the Malaysian english and especially the highly unique accent. However, I have noticed that increasingly a lot of younger KZbinrs (including yourself) tries to pronounce words like an Americans. Is that not "cultural appropriation" of some sort? It does not sound very natural.

[@silvermochi3273]

I think the whole reason is that it's not really actually about her wearing our indian clothes but it's just that why do u need to promote contact lenses while wearing lenga? Like I don't get and also people are mad in fear of making our culture seem like some sort of aesthetic or coustme people can put and then throw it away also many indians aren't really treated very in Malaysia expeally when our daily lives we are literally stereotyped as a gangsta, a stupid person or a low life and expeally our most of us get discrimated for our dark complexion so yeah and also she looks very pretty in the lenga but just don't make it as an aesthetic or coustme (Ps I know this might confuse some of yah so I really suggest if your interested in understanding racism and culture appreciation or appreciation please do some search and honestly there's alot you will and my won't sound offending anymore I assure you that it's honestly quite complex and interesting at the same time expeally to educate our selves and to understand why people are reacting this way so yeah)

[@ummraa]

The sound of her accessories....ahahhahahah xP

[@saraeff6845]

I cant focus to the video coz (minus the blue lipstick), nandini’s make up looks like a dream! 😍

[@suriaash3564]

Since when a chinese cant wear kurta?

[@hananieee]

( oh btw my other comment is abt cultural appropriation exists in Malaysia not only US ) but abt this video, i wanna say we are Malaysian and I dont think yg our traditional outfits have historical connections (about war or etc) IF IM WRONG PLEASE TELL ME. im 14 ( im not using my "just a young teenager so dont blame me" card) but if y'all tell me then i'd do MORE RESEARCH 🤩✨, but if u really offended by her action/decision, pls do tell me nicely. i'll just delete this comment and respect ur feelings

[@saraswathykrishnan5615]

It will take thoudands years for Malaysians to think themselves as Malaysians and to bond themselves in brotherhood.