WHITE PEOPLE CAN'T USE THESE ANIMAL CROSSING HAIRSTYLES // TWITTER (Art rant)

[@Mep_Mepy]

i can't believe people were fighting over the TEXTURE of the hair edit: btw i say texture,bc when people told them that they're "space buns", they would answer that that texture (curly) is just for black people (something like that)

[@Mep_Mepy]

holy shit, that's a lot of likes

[@chocobossxii9457]

It's really primitive right? You'd think people in 2020 would be mature enough to say meh it's just a video game. This is the reason I hardly put in any effort into any of my characters that I make for a game, cause honestly getting doxxed just cause my skin is a teensy tiny bit more sun tanned than in real life. And yes there was a black face argument about that one too round about the same time this hairstyle argument was happening. A girl posted what she looked like irl next to her character and her character had a slight sun tan, she was then accused of black facing XD like come on... Who the hell cares where's the maturity. She didn't out right go and make herself darker, as in black dark so no that accusation there was false in my opinion.

[@drawnwithlove3499]

@@chocobossxii9457 what I say to that is... Don't listen to those kinds of controversies! Yes, people are sensitive about this kind of stuff but it's mainly because these are one of the rare times where they get proper representation. Obviously, they're quite protective of it due to past experiences. They want to feel superior for once And yes, that's bad. But it also shouldn't influence the way you want to design characters Want to give curly hair to a white character? Sure! Give some rep to those naturally curly haired white peeps! Want to give blue eyes to a black character to make them more interesting? That's ok! They're a fictional character and it should lean well to their uniqueness! Do those who are oppressed a service, and remember that the sensitive ones are those who cannot take gratitude to what has been given to them. If you know your intentions, stand with it

[@chocobossxii9457]

@@drawnwithlove3499 You make very good points. I'm for representation and respect it and appreciate it. My biggest headache is just like with the hairstyle thing here, you can get roasted for just slightly making your character a bit sun tanned when your skin is pale. I know lots of white folk here in South Africa where I live that are tanned down by the sun, its our weather, its what we look like. If I were to showcase that somewhere not that I really do, but the principle remains the same, I'd get roasted and accused of blackfacing. I know the black and POC folks here in SA don't care about what white people wear or how they style their hair after or if they're tanned, you know silly 1st world problem stuff, they're grateful if you show respect to their culture. They gain appreciation when you speak their native languages, they find it funny when you dress in traditional clothing or try to make their native dishes. The 1st worlders presence online however... Yeah. None of them understand the concept of what is cultural appropriation and what is respecting and appreciating it. Sadly them not understanding what it actually is, is ruining people's livelihoods and businesses. There was a commotion about a white owned business making Vietnamese dumplings in a state in the US and that business got flagged for cultural appropriation even though the woman appreciated and respected it enough to represent the food in the city where little representation is. Our issues as whites is that everything we do is evil. I know there are people who appreciate it, but the majority just want to hang us, and it's not even black people or the PoC community, it's our own white folks. I'd say I'll just make the stuff I like for myself, and keep it off of sites like Twatter and FB and whatnot. It's exactly the twitter community that is so toxic. Just a nuclear bomb waiting to explode. But to cut this rant short. All this stuff makes me a bit depressed. I try to limit my exposure to silly stuff like this but often than not there's just that one video about something so logically irrational that I can't help but start firing away in the comments. I thank you for your advice if you managed to read this far. What you speak is the truth, but still, as a human my emotions can be such a burden at times.

[@GoblinHours-im2ue]

I think it’s nice that they did it because it makes it more inclusive!!!! but the fact people are upset about this? It’s weird

[@saltybutter9874]

If somebody decided to cancel Bob Ross for having an afro we boxing

[@anxietyoverload3087]

I’ll join you lmao although sadly, his Afro was just a perm and he hated it

[@chynaindie334]

Now i gotta cancel Bob Moss 😗🍵

[@oculus6923]

@@anxietyoverload3087 Bob ross and hate doesn't sound right in the same sentence

[@GabrielleTollerson]

yess

[@XiaoIsMyHusbandBTW]

I mean the Afro wasn’t real, and he didn’t even like it

[@asch8133]

I’m an African American and I always make my game characters look nothing like me lol. I personally like to play as a made up character, not myself. I don’t care what your in game character looks like, in fact, I’m glad you like our hair. It is awesome after all.

[@RooftopRose079]

The new hairstyles are definitely cute! Made my avatar a cute like broccoli bush.

[@Alhaithamlover101]

Agreed

[@johncenaplayingstarcraft9580]

same here. hell, i love recreating my favorite black celebrities, especially Jimi Hendrix. Purely iconic man. Like, i look like a young Jimmy Page, but sometimes i just wanna feel like Hendrix. mans an idol to me

[@Gabby15789]

I wasnt sure if it was space buns based on the simple outline of the hair but once i saw it on my character i said oh this isnt what i thought it was my bad this doesnt feel right. Im just so proud that they are taking these improvements on board❤❤

[@teddyama896]

jeez why are the saiki pfps always so based 🤔🤔

[@Name-fk8zk]

Not racist: - Having a hair style. - Having a hair type. Racist: - Mocking a hairstyle because its associated with an ethnic group. - Excluding people from having a hair style because of their race. - Allowing a hair style/type on one race while not holding all other races to the same standard (I.e within a workplace).

[@artalcoolique3341]

Everyone forgets why a lot of black Americans are so touchy about their hair in the first place. Glad to see it finally touched in the comment section. 😩🙏 The thing is, black people have been excluded for TAKING PART in their OWN hair. Because it's "nappy" or some shit. A lot of us have been conditioned into thinking our natural features and hairstyles are "unsightly" and "unprofessional." Of course animal crossing has nothing to do with white people adapting hairstyles from black people just for clout but still promote systems/standards preventing/hating on black people being their natural-selves. They just wanted to wokeschold 😤. Wokescolding is cringe, absolutely, but damn this could've been turned into an actually insightful conversation about assimulation and appropriation instead of "haha sjw's go REEEEE." :< Even if the ree'ing is kinda funny.

[@Name-fk8zk]

@@artalcoolique3341 You’re absolutely right, every point is made perfectly. There are too many cases of black people suppressing their natural hair because of stigma within schools, the workplace and society in general, and its due to poor education and miscommunication that makes people question the legitimacy and importance of these things. If those woke allies took a moment to realise that cancelling individuals on Twitter over small problems might do more harm than good for the communities and minority groups they’re ‘supporting’, maybe they would start focusing on educating others, raising awareness and incite actual change that would help black lives in the long run. Pandering and spreading hate is selfish and puts people off.

[@drewhaynes1874]

@@artalcoolique3341 what about renaming the hairstyle... Because they arent space buns... And space buns are a rebranded renamed and appropriated odengo....

[@annadark9278]

Can somebody explain me, how you use the word ,,race" in the english language? I read it's meant like a group. In my language the direct translation of race is really problematic, because there are no different human races. That's why i am a bit confused that everybody uses the word ,,race", while the invention of race itself (that there are differnt human races) is racist.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@annadark9278 Same here, although I've seen some attempts at using ethnicity instead but they don't actually use It for actual ethnicities and go back to skin and nationalities most of the time idk why either

[@lele_noobzilla]

"we have to called other names like space buns but not black hairstyles" . . . but isn't a space buns two buns on top of your head, independent of the hair texture?? I mean call me innocent but I genuinely didn't knew that dependent of how curly or straight you hair is change the name of the hairstyle, other than that I completely agree with you

[@skybear17]

no those specifically are called afro puffs lol

[@EvilManElfMan]

@@skybear17 I think most non-black people wouldn't really know that. which isn't me trying to defend the girl calling em space buns on twitter but. genuinely most white ppl do not know that and know them as space buns if they know a name for it at all.

[@nurseshegotoutagain]

@@EvilManElfMan there are space buns on animal crossing tho. She not using them

[@priceless8846]

But they weren’t in a bun

[@rainearnstowski7049]

afro puffs is a way cuter name, this is coming from a non racial perspective, but it low-key sounds like a yummy dessert

[@celestia.5758]

Cancel Tom Nook for existing.

[@cookiekun7595]

You mean for extorting people

[@celestia.5758]

@@cookiekun7595 no, existing

[@Herlinawatimova2023]

HE's a capitaList!!!!!111!1!!!!!!! Pp

[@ShadyBun]

Agreed

[@RamseyIX]

@Rulaani Vine *FAT*

[@vamp44444]

As a black gamer I don’t claim this behavior, honestly I’m sorry!

[@qwertyey]

dont be sorry for these pathetic sjw

[@ellarasei4404]

Never apologize for actions other than yours

[@ItsRetroPlanet]

Don't be. You're not responsible for these morons. I know I'm a month late, but even still.

[@thatrandompersononyoutube9276]

Its not your fault! You don’t need to apologise at all.

[@BrunoMaricFromZagreb]

You didn't have anything to do with this,don't appologise on behalf of idiots. They're really just lonely and angry virgins.You just point and laugh at them.

[@kzcrackheadery1812]

Hair is hair. People really need to chill, especially since this is literally a *kid's game*

[@nintendofan3j960]

I’m sorry I know this comment is old but I just wanted to say this 😅 Idk if you’re white so please forgive me. But black hair unfortunately isn’t “just hair”. Sadly there’s a long history of oppression tied to it. It is very important to black people especially black women. Idc if any non-black person uses the hairstyles in the game, but I can see where some of the black players are coming from since when we wear those styles we’re called ghetto but when the Kardashians wear it it’s called exotic and people praise them for it.

[@taelika7192]

@@nintendofan3j960 As someone black, I can tell you that Black people that are angry at this are mostly americans. I’m black french and here literally no one cares if you’re white and have a black hairstyle. And funnily enough, black africans don’t care either, even though it mainly originated from there. Black americans always forget that black people exists everywhere, and that just because they have an opinion the rest of us doesn’t have to follow them. Their opinion/The rest of the world. Cultural appropriation is only a thing in america, and maybe the uk. But that’s it.

[@Snek-Jay-Jay]

Fr

[@literaltrash5189]

@@taelika7192 please do not speak for everyone because I have seen multiple people say they are uncomfortable

[@taelika7192]

@@literaltrash5189 I don’t speak for everyone. But just because someone is black (especially black americans) doesn’t mean they speak for everyone else that is black. It’s fine if some blacks don’t like whites wearing black hairstyles but the fact alone that some blacks are okay with it shows that it’s not inherently wrong for whites to wear them.

[@thegoosethatstoleyourfry9862]

Fun fact: Space buns are originally Mexican :)

[@angelicaflorez6660]

Really? I use them cause they are friendly to curly hair, but I always thought they were Asian

[@miumiuwony]

@@angelicaflorez6660 You do see a lot of space buns in drawings of Chinese girls in a ceongsam so I don't blame you lol.

[@azthefreak526]

Really? I didn't knew it, thanks for the fact :D

[@broccoligirl9019]

I just use them since they are pretty quick to do after I moisturize my hair which takes like 20 minutes

[@chocobun4879]

Aren’t puffs and spacebuns different or no?

[@latedawns1797]

What’s sad is some girl was calling me racist slurs (I’m party Indian) and she kept playing the race card (she was black)

[@miraclenick8825]

Im black and i can't stand black people who play that card. They have no argument if they play that card.

[@jocelynecupcake]

yeah don't hang out with her then...0_0 you gotta make a friend who doesn't play the race card. Someone does that then they aren't friend material

[@latedawns1797]

@@jocelynecupcake I don’t hang with her she attacked my insta account calling me fat

[@jocelynecupcake]

@@latedawns1797 aw gurl she's just jealous. She's probably as skinny as a pencil and calls every girl who's not as skinny as a pencil "fat". Also there's nothing wrong with being fat but I'm sure you're not fat

[@jocelynecupcake]

@@дед2000-э3у I'm skinny as a pencil too. I wasn't shaming her, I'm just saying us skinny girls get jealous of girls who aren't skinny like us

[@phykoha]

Twitter really forgets that people that aren’t black can still have curly hair. Like- what? Of course, the in-game hairstyle is definitely meant to be a black person’s hair, but it’s a game. It really shouldn’t matter so much.

[@artalcoolique3341]

Why your pfp so cute doe

[@drewhaynes1874]

Its the fact that it was renamed to a different hairstyle... They arent space buns

[@skybear17]

curly and kinky arent the same. please be quiet

[@brandishgaming1873]

We have KINKY hair not CURLY

[@willowwisk2824]

Since when were hairstyles offensive Please explain I don’t know how society got this fucked up It all started with some fish and water and now we’re here

[@lucientaylor4178]

Bro she called the human character a fursona

[@Spo0ksi]

I JUST REALIZED I DID THAT-😭😭

[@mimi9074]

In my opinion, I feel that all hairstyle can be open to anyone who can rock them. BUT that does not mean the origins of who brought the hairstyle should be forgotten. Always remember the origins of the hairstyle and respect boundaries.

[@eryyyy_y]

!! This.

[@vitaminme7711]

well my boundaries are look don't touch you can appreciate the hair without wearing it

[@Isaygoodday5]

@@vitaminme7711 people can wear it if they want

[@Isaygoodday5]

The really tricky thing with the origins of this hairstyle is that there's conflicting opinions of where it originated from. It's certainly even possible that multiple different cultures came up with them completely on their own

[@vitaminme7711]

@@Isaygoodday5 ok but its still disrespectful and a boundary

[@sophiebell4758]

I see it this way: its a GAME. That means u can make a character that represents yourself or not. Its up to u. Did u have a male character because u dont like how sexuel some costumes/armors are but u are a girl no Problem. Do u like that sexual thing but u are a boy, PLAY AS A GIRL. Are u a human in real life? U can be a fairy an ork an elve or whatever in a game. Games, shows and books are FANTASY for a reason. To dont be reality.

[@naraku971]

THIS! My friend and I have been using the game for Cosplay reasons because lack of cons have been kind of wearing on it us.

[@moonlightbirdy]

Question: did you rush making this? Cause there were so much grammar mistakes I could barely read it, Actually I don’t even understand what you mean Edit: I understand it now

[@Frickerdoodle]

Me: *Looks at the darker skin I put on my splatoon characters even tho I'm white because I think it looks way prettier than light skin with the bright hair colours*

[@marioman1326]

@@Frickerdoodle in splatoon im a girl while in reality im a man, just because it look cute

[@itsdripnovababy]

Sometimes I play as a boy because the boys are just…cooler lol

[@stigmatamartyr4223]

I’m black and I don’t care who puts the hairstyles on their characters but this situation turned into mocking. Dismissing the term Afro puffs is what ppl are bothered by 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Spo0ksi]

Definitely agree.

[@Dystnine]

It got to the point people went after Japanese AC players telling them not to use it. I blame covid making everyone loony

[@doclinny]

@@Dystnine they were doing this stuff way before covid man

[@aguywithafairlyrudename9307]

Well I mean, to be fair you don't even know if this woman was dismissing the term Afro puffs, she could've just gotten confused. I didn't even know a from puffs was a name people used for that hair style, everybody in my area always called them buns and classified that hairstyle and space bubs as the same. I feel like it's unfair for you to assume that this woman was trying to be disrespectful when it was most likely a mistake. It was honestly probably a mistake and I don't think she was intentionally trying to get people made over it.

[@stigmatamartyr4223]

@@aguywithafairlyrudename9307 initially it could’ve been an honest mistake but once getting corrected on it people continued to still mock. Anyway it’s over and done now lol

[@mexicock]

Just to correct you, there’s currently not a space bun hair style in animal crossing new horizons! to my knowledge, they’re only in pocket camp, and imo that makes a pretty big difference. However, I do generally agree with you, and people are getting heated for the wrong reasons. Personally, I think the more adult approach to this drama would be for the community to just say, “Hey, cute hairstyle, but they’re not space buns, they’re Afro puffs.”

[@textuallyactiv3]

I mean there is that one space bun wig.

[@anxietyoverload3087]

@@textuallyactiv3 even then they aren’t exactly space buns.. that wig has bun covers

[@textuallyactiv3]

@@anxietyoverload3087 yeah but just because there are bun covers doesn’t make them not space buns

[@textuallyactiv3]

Because they both are. It just depends on your hair texture. Why are people gate-keeping hairstyles and animal crossing? It’s a hairstyle.

[@goodnight2931]

I love double buns, I want some bigger ones of different styles in acnh On another note, why do people call them space buns? Just curious, they're not called that in my country 😯

[@reaganwhittle9175]

This is again...another reason why Twitter is terrible. Look, as a non animal crossing fan, I can’t understand this controversy 😞😞😞

[@sorachitheeggo4440]

@@reddeadofnight boredom mostly.... that or self importance

[@krysal1489]

Was Twitter always this terrible or did this start happening more after Tumblr banned porn and people from there moved to Twitter? I'm not sure because I didn't make a Twitter until sometime after I stopped using Tumblr.

[@reaganwhittle9175]

@@krysal1489 oh no Twitter was always terrible

[@krysal1489]

@@reaganwhittle9175 lmao oof. If I get "cancelled" it's probably going to be for an old shitpost about shipping a character with a jacket for a stupid ass pun.

[@spitefuleternity]

@@krysal1489 me and friend have a theory that when tumblr banned porn a lot of the cringe and nasty ppl abandoned the site and funneled over to twitter, thus further adding to twitter's cesspool

[@dunedin_scarfie8688]

what annoys me as a latino is the fact that there's all this drama and push for representation for black people, when I dont get the same privilege, my animal crossing character has to have white skin because the only "tan" option is basically yellow, I don't get my hair type like everyone else does, yet no other latinos talk about it

[@anaiyahluther]

People worked hard, came together and advocated for months to get these hairstyles in the game. If it's important to you, you can check out how the first woman did it and organize to do the same

[@Mc-mo4ob]

Tbh Rep is like this 60% white 20% black 15% Asian 5% Latino/Hispanic/other races

[@RmationYT]

I’m Arabian and I have sort of midway color, guess you could say it’s tan but less saturated.

[@lavitorroja2632]

Probably because latinos aren't a race... we come in every color, so trying to get proper skin representation for Latinos doesn't work when some of us are white and some of us are black. Know what you're actually looking for, then ask for it.

[@realdragon]

Don't you watch movies? Mexico is just normal country but with yellow filter so that checks out /s

[@taiyakifan]

Black person: makes a game character whos white twitter: calm White person: makes a game character whos black twitter: PANIC

[@Frickerdoodle]

@A Zee Just to add my two cents to the Hunger Games thing. I love the Hunger Games, and I liked the movies, but I was so confused when Katniss was so pale in the movies. Because I could've sworn that the books described her as a decent bit darker.

[@bspaghetti8992]

I live in a country where most of the people are mixed race and is common to see people that look white with natural afro hair. Idk but for me thinking that only black people can have afro hair is much more rac*st than white people using afro hairstyles in a videogame

[@o.7079]

but the only reason they have that hair texture is because of the black genes so if you don’t have those genes you can’t get 4c hair

[@abiqail159]

Ya

[@shmelvampire]

@@o.7079 no. There are Europeans with natural curly hair that looks similar to African (not exactly same, but if I had that type of hair, I'd prefer to use afro hair in a game, than straight hair)

[@starandfox601]

@@o.7079 You know most black hair styles ouccr in other races and cultures? Of coarse not cuase you're a racist and only think blacks can have afros and that all Africans are black.

[@o.7079]

@@starandfox601 I never said europeans can’t have curly hair i just said not 4c and when did i say all africans are black? also stop calling black people “blacks” it’s dehumanizing and makes YOU sound racist

[@24keeter78]

I think she just wants pace buns in new horizons so she used the one that was most simalar. Now I don’t know if they already have space buns in animal crossing but hey :P

[@24keeter78]

Also sorry if you already talked about this. This whole situation and the N word thing got my head boggled up

[@ChaoticMushy]

There isn't really another space bund hairstyle in acnh do people are just doing what they can

[@goldfishzzz]

There's a hair item in the game that you equip as a hat that looks similar to an existing Chinese hairstyle (I don't know the name) that also uses twin buns that I use on my character. So yea there is another thing in the game that looks similar to space buns but maybe they weren't aware idk. However, considering that they're spewing the n-word clearly shows they're just attention seeking and want drama.

[@ChaoticMushy]

@@goldfishzzz that one is different though. Seeing as you have to actively hunt for it in Able Sisters and it can take forever to actually get it. Whereas this other one can just be bought in resident serivices.

[@livelychu9284]

ℕ𝕠 𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕓𝕦𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕨 ℍ𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕫𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕤𝕒𝕕𝕝𝕪....

[@Sinc3r3ly]

Self hating 14 y.o. white girls : *”I am the queen of woke”*

[@jeezers]

Is woke grammatically correct in this sentence? I'm kinda confused

[@nikittan.4863]

@@jeezers i dont think it is lmao

[@teehee5700]

I’m so glad I’m not 14 anymore. People used to try and put me in this category when I literally never complain about anything lol

[@GabrielleTollerson]

pretty much lmfao

[@AfianySnow29802-GS]

​@@GabrielleTollersonYep lol!.

[@boiitbespamtongspamton4518]

Imagine if Twitter cancel themselves ... Only in a perfect world

[@fyyficgu]

They did

[@fyyficgu]

How you ask?

[@fyyficgu]

Because twitter devs are thinking of adding a dislike button

[@BettyNoireMaSTeRProCraStInaToR]

Let twitter contain itself we can’t have those fuckers everywhere or we’ll all go insane

[@FarahDoddle]

Honestly if twitter gone,they might go to another social media next,like insta/fb/yt,so lets them just stay there O.o

[@bignea]

imagine getting hate because of your hair in a world where looks shouldnt matter

[@Enomaru001]

wow can’t imagine that! crazy how black people still get physically assaulted for having curly/kinky hair, and doing hairstyles specifically fit for them, while white folk get praise and clout for doing it for the “aesthetic”. crazy how the weight of the real world still has an undeniable affect in a “world where looks shouldn’t matter.”

[@jujublue4426]

@@Enomaru001 That doesn't mean white people who like black hairstyles are the same as those who assault black people or don't want to hire them because of their hair, yes I have crazy news not every white people are racist.

[@Enomaru001]

@@jujublue4426 it’s simple. You don’t get assaulted for taking someone else’s culture and wearing it as a costume? You shouldn’t be allowed to do it in the first place. The very fact that white people try so hard to take from cultures that they oppressed and banned them from doing their own protective hairstyles is racist enough. The fact that white people do this without knowing the history behind these hairstyles and steal it for “aesthetics” is racist enough. The fact that you refuse to listen when black people try to explain the history and cultural significance behind what is rightfully theirs is racist enough. Anyone who benefits from systemic racism is has no place to say what is or isn’t a problem in a community that isn’t their own

[@evzenvarga9707]

@@Enomaru001 You 🤡🤡 can't be real.

[@charchar4276]

@@Enomaru001 !!!!!

[@qrowbrobrobro750]

Isn't saying that the "black" hairstyles in Animal Crossing are only for black people is also kinda stereotyping too? I mean yeah, those hairstyles are apart of black culture. But, that doesn't mean that all black people have those kinds of hairstyles. Like there are some black people with straight and wavy hair and have "white" people hairstyles. So, no angry Twitter users being pissed about that? Damn, I thought Twitter was against racism! And stereotyping "white" people with having straight and wavy hair. Dude, I am a Caucasian-Asian person with naturally curly hair, so where's Twitter for canceling me for my hair. The man, the myth, the legend, Bob Ross rocks an Afro, so is twitter boutta cancel him for "mocking black culture?" What I'm saying is, choose any hairstyle you want in Animal Crossing no matter what race you are! That goes for real life too, if you have naturally curly hair or have an afro, embrace it! It's **YOUR** hair and I don't think that people can cancel genes for being what they are

[@jasminebanks3778]

People like you make me want to rip my hair out. 1. It’s not stereotyping at all, almost 80% of the population of African Americans have curly/kinky hair. 2. no one was trying to cancel Bob Ross for having an Afro?? People were mad because white people put on the hairstyles like the braids or the cornrows which white people have mocked and made fun of for centuries and now, of course, white people are getting praise for wearing them. Shut up and educate yourself more on this topic.

[@hosodunkatari1297]

​@@jasminebanks3778 if i hear my race say "educate yourself" one more time im gonna scream lol i think it's pretty obvious they weren't SAYING people were trying to cancel him, they said people WOULD cancel him if people are literally going butthurt insane over a caucasian person wearing afro puffs and yes, while there were some people who did wear black hairstyles as a way of mocking or stereotyping, not everyone who wears one is... you know- that? i never was uncomfortable or felt offended by a white guy wearing dreadlocks or cornrows. in fact, i think they look epic with them on! you know the real education that people should learn from this? simple. wear whatever hairstyle you want to wear, regardless of race. no one needs to be gatekeeped, especially whites. if you really feel like what you doing might offend a race, get approval, talk to the fellow people of that race - learn and sutdy about the race and its culture in general. it's simply inspiration and curiosity in wanting to appreciate cultures and stuff. enough of the stupid "educate yourself" horse poop. let's HELP them be educated. let's HELP them learn and understand together! i think that's just as effective, you know? just, in my opinion, that is.

[@jasminebanks3778]

@@hosodunkatari1297 I see your point. And personally, I wouldn’t mind helping people to understand. But when some comments on this video are just showing plain ignorance, and whenever I correct them I’m always “angry” or “butt hurt”. I agree with you but it’s hard trying to “help” these people when all they do is show pure ignorance 😐

[@BronyBoy5463]

@@jasminebanks3778 they’re not ignorant, you just read their comment wrong and put words into their mouth. The past is the past, be lucky that the Animal Crossing player wore the afro puffs for aesthetic purposes, not to mock anyone. That’s why they’re praising her, because she ain’t some racist coming after people of color, just someone who likes the hairstyle. I hate to say it but you are being butthurt over a gamer wearing something she thought looked cute on her. Go worry about other people who are actually wearing the hair to mock black people.

[@jasminebanks3778]

@@BronyBoy5463 did you even read my comment? I never was talking about the Afro puffs 💀💀

[@Aj01110]

at first i was happy animal crossing was getting popular and all the recognition it deserves but now i feel like one of those indie girls that stop liking bands when they blow up 💀

[@tsu1951]

i know a white girl that has natural curly afro hair.

[@tsu1951]

@Allan Duncan okay but what if it actually was a straight up afro tho.

[@tsu1951]

@Allan Duncan sorry that came out wrong. if they actually have an afro is is afro hair or is it still just curly hair

[@ChaoticMushy]

@Allan Duncan if she has an afro, she has an afro. Don't erase what she has because you don't believe a white person can have an afro

[@ChaoticMushy]

@Allan Duncan a mixed person isn't white, they are mixed

[@johnnyjohnson830]

@@ChaoticMushy well not every mixed person look black

[@DP_Productions658]

Ok at first i thought people were overeacting because she decied to call them space buns but when she said the N-Word... yeah she want attention

[@Gothymothmoth]

oh she did that? thats an ooof!!

[@dorkfishieSailor]

Wait, she did? I though that was faked! EDIT: Are you talking about stardewleaf or someone else? 5:42 Ohh.

[@ReynaldoTheWorld]

@@dorkfishieSailor that isn't stardewleaf that's pinkie_anch if you can see the user

[@starla5946]

@@ReynaldoTheWorld what’s her user on Twitter I wanna see this

[@dorkfishieSailor]

@momoko the best gachatuber EVER Thank you!

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

Funny how the people who claim to be against discrimination are the ones who are forbidding certain races from having certain hairstyles. Segregation much? 🙃

[@egon2499]

Yeah, but just because it's not them experiencing it, it's all fine. 🙂

[@sweetumz1427]

Cultural appropriation actually.

[@_septhyus_507]

WHAT

[@IMayOrMayHaveNot]

@@sweetumz1427 Claiming cultural appropriation indiscriminately leads to segregation is what Won Reasley meant, and it makes perfect sense: When u blur the line between appreciation and appropriation, u invariably force people not to mingle and forces cultures and social groups to stay in their own bubble.

[@vitaminme7711]

@@IMayOrMayHaveNot they can appreciate without wearing it

[@guilt5227]

Bob Ross had an Afro, I don’t see Them yelling at him (Rip bob ross)

[@Your20droid]

Because they’re hypocrites And rip Bob Ross

[@cheeto.burrito]

My avatars never look like me in real life because that will inevitably give me dysphoria, so I always make my original characters in games instead. It's so I don't have to deal with the baggage of either 1. making my avatar look like my real self and being dysphoric bc that's not how I want to look 2. making my avatar look like my ideal self and being dysphoric bc I don't look like that IRL I can't win, so I make OCs.

[@AmariceSovald]

Is that what that is? You literaly just put it into words for me. Thank you.

[@brandishgaming1873]

YALL GOTTA REMEMBER THAT WE USED TO GET MOCKED FOR OUR HAIR, AND BANNED FROM JOBS, AND GOT CALLED GHETTO. SO WHEN WE SEE A WHITE PERSON GETTING FAMOUS FOR IT. IT'S A LITTLE UN NEVERVING, BECAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY SAYING THAT OUR OWN FEATURES LOOK BETTER ON WHITE PEOPLE THAN IT DOES ON THE PEOPLE IT CAME FROM. Y'ALL NEVER ASK WHY THOUGH, BUT LOVE TO TRY AND BE THE WHITE KNIGHTS AND IT'S GETTING FUCKING ANNOYING

[@WHAHHAHHAA]

@@brandishgaming1873 @Brandish Gaming And yet we're not the ones yelling here. At this point races shouldnt be classified. And if your petty enough to be stuck on the past then obviously your the racist one here. Also your making assumptions over peoples tastes in fashion. Blacks and whites can ALL share the same kinds of hairstyles instead of being one sided. Smh.

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

@@brandishgaming1873 Uh you're just copy and pasting

[@camlol8207]

@@WHAHHAHHAA They're not racist I think you might need to learn the definition of racism, instead of using it in the incorrect way of use. They're talking about how white people cultural appropriate their culture for example their hair.

[@gummypusswatterson1322]

i think the reason she chose this hairstyle is because there aren't any actual apace buns in new horizons. it might be bait but tbh she probably just wants a cute hairstyle like that one

[@highfructosetoaster]

yeah. Honestly unless they do even more customization updates we aren't gonna get space buns

[@gnorki]

wtf is ur username

[@gummypusswatterson1322]

@@gnorki ur username isn't even a real word

[@ruetistic]

@@gnorki seems real to me

[@gummypusswatterson1322]

@@ruetistic it probably is now that they've changed it

[@star-gutz9770]

This drama scared me so much and it was very confusing. Most of the people complaining about it were probably also white💀

[@abiqail159]

Wait so white people can't defend blacks? Not trying to fight, I just need further explanation bc I'm stupid

[@star-gutz9770]

@@abiqail159 no no not at all, I'm white a defend black people! I'm saying those who are calling it appropriation and racist probably are not black. Sure it's ok to defend people but saying someone is doing something that's harmful when people who are POC say it's not is kinda stupid

[@saltybutter9874]

HONESTLY

[@abiqail159]

@@star-gutz9770 ty! I understnad

[@abiqail159]

@King Indigo ty! I get it now lol

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

To be completely honest, if I was playing the game, I probably would call them space buns by accident because I've genuinely thought until now that space buns were just any hairstyle with two buns 😅

[@HiTianshi]

You know what's really sad? Imagine being biracial with pale skin and afro hair texture and being told you're appropriating black culture.

[@nurseshegotoutagain]

boohoo

[@dangernoodledee111]

Me: *Sees this comment* Me: *Dabs before bursting into tears* Story of my life bro. My skin is light and my hair is dirty blonde, but my hair is a completely natural Afro that cannot be straightened properly no matter how hard I try.

[@kakaphd3563]

Now im scared of every movement, watch me get cancelled cause Im asian with natural curly hair.

[@susharii2209]

Nah ur not getting canceled there’s a difference between the textures of hair

[@bakinbacon8659]

There’s a different between 4C hair and curly hair. I’m not saying that it isn’t possible for other races to have 4C hair but it’s very rare.

[@jeant6502]

@@bakinbacon8659 Yes, that's true. in my country (Philippines) we actually have fellow Filipinos that has natural afro hair, and we commonly called them Aeta or Negrito. (as they want to refer to them.) and before some of y'all drag me because of that "Negrito" that just means 'little dark skinned people' along with the word "Negro" which means the color black, dark brown skin, and black people. it does not have any connection to that slur of African Americans. it's not our fault that simple Spanish word had evolved as a slur and lost its original meaning because of those openly racist people in the past (especifically in US).

[@blackeyedpeas38]

Watch me get canceled because I'm white and have natural boing-boing curls.

[@PDD555]

@@jeant6502 ikr, I hate I can't even use my language because it sounds as a racist word

[@chaitea1995]

Fun factoid I learned from this drama: African people from the continent of Africa largely voiced they don't even really have names for the hairstyles or cultural attachment to afros or the buns. There's no real names for them and they're largely an American invention of hairstyle. So saying it's disrespectful is kind of..moot if you're trying to say "oh thats offensive to this group of people." That group you refer to is a group in a nation that is infamous for being a melting pot. If someone is dumb and genuinely racist about hair, don't give them free publicity..IGNORE THEM.

[@skybear17]

dude its offensive to BLACK PEOPLE. they never said african....most of these hairstyles came from slavery ...in america. how hard is it for u ppl to do research?

[@mimii_chuu]

the hairstyles have history to them i think that’s why

[@fartedonmyfamlastnight2243]

What about mixed race people? Like I'm mixed-race and I have these hairstyles ;-; is that okay

[@vitaminme7711]

@@fartedonmyfamlastnight2243 yes if you are mixed with black its 100% your culture aswell

[@vitaminme7711]

because they have history

[@MrDjtronfeo]

I generally agree with your message although i don't think that the twitter user with that hairstyle was looking for any sort of drama or reaction. I mean how can "space buns" be a negative or drama/reactionary inciting name, regardless of the name of the hairstyle. I'm pretty sure it wasn't done on purpose.

[@bestboi3163]

Honestly if that post of her saying the hard r is real then yea she’s definitely looking for attention by purposely doing things that might piss off the black community.

[@qwertyey]

the n word spam is fake, their handles are different

[@ちゃんピンク-d6r]

Yeah they didn’t mean any harm calling it space buns :/

[@kittymischief1449]

I woulda just called them double buns, because I have never heard of the term space buns

[@thefluffyboxy._.1943]

@.ReapingSkeletons. she’s spamming the space buns thing because people keep sending her death threats and it pisses off Dylan, who constantly harasses her.

[@arinami5505]

I wouldn't be surprised if they cancelled Bob Ross for having an afro.

[@rekijorve791]

Same 😭

[@Sphinxart-ko8mx]

I have read people complaining that Steven universe shouldn't have an afro. 🤷‍♀️

[@rekijorve791]

@@Sphinxart-ko8mx Bruh

[@UltraCenterHQ]

The fact that the Steven Universe cartoon would've been cancelled just because of his haircut

[@rainlily3-oh-5]

The only issue I have with this video is that there aren't actually any space buns hair styles in new horizons. The ones in the image you provided are from pocket camp, and are unobtainable in new horizons. Aside from that I agree with everything else you just said, I just needed to point that out.

[@Spo0ksi]

Thank you! I don’t play animal crossing and assumed that was in the game.

[@vaughnhaney7020]

Okay but like I'm pretty sure white people can have black hairstyles sometimes? I found out recently that my own very curly hair is from having one black ancestor a LONG time ago. One. In a sea of white (well there's also some native American in there but it's not visible in me). I'm the palest, whitest possible dude and yet the genetics in my (light brown and reddish) hair texture is still partially determined by a gene usually associated with black people... If that's possible, it's probably a dominant gene (I'm no geneticist so I could be wrong but it would make sense). You can have a definitively white person like myself where every single ancester doesn't have to be white and then some common features of another race shows up? Also, I've seen plenty of black people with "white hairstyles". I really don't care. If it's natural, great. If you straighten your hair, also great, you be you. So long as it's not making fun of black people it's not racist to wear your hair how you want I don't think... Especially in a FICTIONAL video game... This kind of stuff is why (as an artist) I'm scared to design POC characters, sadly my all-white cast seems racist in of itself but I'd rather lack representation than accidentally make something offensive... And I'm pretty sure I'm far from alone there

[@NyxieLove22]

It feels very lose lose with making characters not of your skin tone....I have never outside of a few doodles done a character darker than my skin tone in this kind of fear of upsetting someone by not doing the character right.

[@slotheatworld]

@@NyxieLove22 That's upsetting. I'm probably as white as it gets, and I've drawn many races, just because I wanted to. I don't see anything wrong with it. I would encourage you to make art of whatever you want, you'll grow technically as an artist if you're able to draw people of all races. However, if you feel uncomfortable sharing that art, you don't have to. That can be art you keep for yourself. 🙂

[@vaughnhaney7020]

@@NyxieLove22 Yeah... I'm so pale that even a white person with a bit of a tan feels "risky" to me because what if someone sees it and thinks it's a race thing?

[@vaughnhaney7020]

@@slotheatworld I wish I had your confidence... :(

[@ElizabethStripes-nk8ww]

@@vaughnhaney7020 if youre an artist,,,,faces are just different structures. I draw wichever 'race' because at the end theyre just physical traits im pairing together, mono lids, thicker lips, prominent brow. and make the skin whatever color i find aesthetically pleasing. humans are so diverse and theres so many of them that you cant go wrong. Usualy racists stuff is when you ATTEMPT to make it racist by exaggerating what are racial stereotypes to define your characters-

[@LostApotheosis]

Honestly I never make my character look like me so this kind of drama has made me a bit nervous. As an artist an important part of my art journey has been learning to draw and depict poc and that has extended to my create a characters. Ive never once created a character that looks like me, so the term 'digital blackface' being attached to video games gave me whiplash since I never claimed to 'be' my character. It reminds me of people in the old WOW days that considered it cross dressing when you played a character of the opposite gender.

[@its_watching_me]

YES ANOTHER AUTHOR/ CREATOR! I totally agree. I have a black character named Cara who I often play as in games... I never claimed to be Cara or anything along those lines

[@insertunoroginalnamehere6189]

I have a character with green skin, dark long green hair with elf ears and raptor hands, i certainly don't think j look like that's in real life i just like playing as that character

[@alcerdemon9768]

This is the same thing as telling a black person they can't wear straight hair because it's a European hairstyle. So, yeah, pretty freaking racist

[@aurxa799]

No its not oml yall are ignorant lol

[@lazyphd5626]

Europeans arent the only ones who have genetically straight hair...

[@107frenchy]

@@aurxa799 "yes officer I want that woman arrested for having an afro. No I don't care that she has really curly hair, SHE'S LIGHTSKINNED REEEEEEEEEE."

[@107frenchy]

@@lazyphd5626 Wow the point flew right past your head didn't it? African americans aren't the only ones with genetically curly hair.

[@107frenchy]

@@mimii_chuu I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I hope you are.

[@ballsinyojaws7399]

peace is never an option when you're on twitter.

[@tehhappynarwhal2602]

everyday im reminded why i deactivated my twitter account.

[@Doggcereal]

*Everytime I go on Twitter and I tell myself "It's ok, it can't get worse" but it get worse.*

[@preston-prezton5666]

Bruhhh- My little sister has the giant poofy hair and if anyone even *EVER* comes up to her in real life and gives her shit for it I will go mama bear mode 👏

[@aurxa799]

If you are white we aren’t they same with hair lol black people have kinky hair and coily not curly straight like yalls

[@preston-prezton5666]

@@aurxa799 Her hair is like an Afro

[@lReclipse]

@@aurxa799 they literally said that their sister has an Afro. Also, have you never heard of Bob Ross??

[@107frenchy]

@@aurxa799 Curly hair can be styled in an afro. Do you even understand wtf you're talking about at this point?

[@nurseshegotoutagain]

@@107frenchy no it can’t LMFAOOO only ppl with kinky hair can have afros u clown

[@danielaaguilar6330]

HEY! HIYA, I have naturally Coily hair, and just like I can straighten it, you can use curly hairstyles as much as you want. ITS NOT OFFENSIVE, ITS NOT RACIST, it’s just Hair

[@poltertronic4338]

Twitter is such a hell hole- there’s always some sort of drama

[@jazzmast3r855]

People complained about this way too much when in reality it's not necessary. it's just a hairstyle.

[@seatingchart]

FR my dad has kinky hair (he can't grow it out unless he wants an afro) and whenever i see people saying that only black people can have afros naturally i lose brain cells

[@jaoism]

the only thing that bothered me is that even tho ppl told her they were afro puffs she kept calling them space buns, it feels disrespectful

[@jaoism]

@Unojhiir0 but buns are tucked, i know its silly and she didn't deserve death threats. im just trying to explain why i as a black woman felt uncomfortable about it

[@heavennunya809]

After awhile it seems she was doing to to spite the people who were being dicks about it and sending death threats, with a very specific target she especially wanted to piss off. And you know, I can respect it. If you respectfully correct me, I might ask a couple questions, but if it makes sense and you're reasonable then so will I be. But, if you want to be a dick, well, let's just say I too am one who would do something out of spite to someone who pissed me off. That said, in person there's tone, and when you're doing it you tend to very specifically enunciate the word pointedly at the person you're trying to piss off. On twitter, you can't really do that as easily.

[@heavennunya809]

@@ManiacalBlueberry Well, it makes sense on a certain level, so you can tell what people are talking about. But, I don't throw a damn hissy when people call pigtails "ponytails", so I am with you on the not understanding why people gotta be so particular about it. 2 buns. All we need to know.

[@ConvenientlyShapedUsername]

I think she's just doing it out of spite for the people who went too far now. Which is, still bad, but understandable. They're afro puffs ofc but people were literally sending death threats..

[@bug8911]

This whole thing is ridiculous twitter is ridiculous I need to go live under a rock for a while

[@wither5673]

imagine being angry over something likes this. what an exhausting spiteful life.

[@s.c.p.foundation901]

Twiter tries so much to not be racist that they become racists.

[@xoderota]

this drama honestly scared me, like??? it's freaking animal crossing??? WHO MAKES DRAMA IN ANIMAL CROSSING

[@whentheycry2006]

I had only one problem about this..they calling it space buns when they're afro puffs, yk? now if white people or anyone used them and called them afro puffs then ok, a lot of people have curly hair, not too sure about the kinky hair or whatever texture my hair is.

[@sneakysneakyraccoon8538]

Despite looking similar, afro puffs and space buns have a different set up. I mean the cornrows are a dead give away.

[@whentheycry2006]

@@sneakysneakyraccoon8538 i swear..

[@lun4rfl4r3-07]

I mean the person who said that made an error but it’s not like you have to overthink what your hairstyle is called

[@GrapeBird]

I don’t get why people are offended by that, space buns is a cooler name than Afro puffs. Coming from another black person, I don’t think that’s a bad name to call it.

[@abiqail159]

But like I've never heard the word afro puffs in my life Is it because I'm white? Idk, but people may not know the correct term

[@animeonepiecelife1663]

Please let that title be clickbait...

[@gaylittlegoblin]

Why? I mean do you think that only black people are aloud to use those hairstyles?

[@animeonepiecelife1663]

@@gaylittlegoblin Sorry, 😅 I was trying to finish the video- To me, I don't think it should matter much if it's a character in a game having that hairstyle. Irl? I have conflicting feelings about that.

[@gaylittlegoblin]

@@animeonepiecelife1663 well I feel like yes those are black hair styles... But my friend is a ginger and has curly hair... And shes bullied for it... Because she's white..

[@animeonepiecelife1663]

@@gaylittlegoblin Same, I was thinking of red heads with curly hair. Some other people have hair like that. I know that they're black hairstyles, but I wouldn't be surprised if ppl that arent black used them if they have hair sorta like that.

[@YuehuaSnow]

@@animeonepiecelife1663 @Sky Wolf well I would luke to explain why us in the black community is mad at her if you'd like? I don't mind explaining no disrespect.

[@justanomorifan3059]

14 year old white girls when they realize black people aren't offended: WHAT

[@Jovviial]

Literally the entire comment section didn't pay attention to the video. The problem was calling them space buns

[@shutuptravis5609]

People tryna gatekeep hair now? Huh. Disappointing, but not surprising

[@brandishgaming1873]

YALL GOTTA REMEMBER THAT WE USED TO GET MOCKED FOR OUR HAIR, AND BANNED FROM JOBS, AND GOT CALLED GHETTO. SO WHEN WE SEE A WHITE PERSON GETTING FAMOUS FOR IT. IT'S A LITTLE UN NEVERVING, BECAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY SAYING THAT OUR OWN FEATURES LOOK BETTER ON WHITE PEOPLE THAN IT DOES ON THE PEOPLE IT CAME FROM. Y'ALL NEVER ASK WHY THOUGH, BUT LOVE TO TRY AND BE THE WHITE KNIGHTS AND IT'S GETTING FUCKING ANNOYING

[@cookiecraftfriend1051]

@@brandishgaming1873 boi shut up

[@jeezers]

@@brandishgaming1873 shut up please. Stop copy and pasting this comment

[@teehee5700]

@@brandishgaming1873 nobody takes you seriously. Go away because nobody cares

[@stylizedpencil1451]

I’m one of those people that makes my characters in a game instead of my self, there isn’t a reason to do it other then it’s for fun 🥰 it kinda sucks that there is so much discourse about Animal crossing hair because I thought it was a calm game-

[@chiakiexe]

i was happy to see you posted i missed ur uploads

[@Spo0ksi]

I’m sorry 🥺

[@CatSaidMeow]

This is why my animal crossing character now has blue skin. I am over being told what I can and can't wear, eat, feel and think based on my skin color. Represention is great but damn...sometimes it's good to view things from other perspectives. I love games and I can happily play as a male or female character of any cultural background without being upset if I don't personally feel like the characters are an extension of myself.

[@batty_babette]

This was really weird to me cause there are people with the character's skintone that naturally have afros. Can't we just be happy that Animal Crossing added more diverse hairstyles? That's awesome! I kinda hate that I heard of this "controversy" before I heard of this hair update. :/ It makes me sad. Okay commented before finishing- the criticism about her mis-naming the hairstyle is valid. Yeah definitely call it the appropriate thing. That being said, I didnt know that buns like that were called Afro Puffs and that's pretty neat to learn! I probably would have just called them "buns" cause I was unaware of the different name.

[@L0L_puk3]

The fact that there are actual people who deserve to be cancelled yet everyone is getting their panties wet over a couple of 1s and 0s 🙄

[@detired3590]

Ngl I didn’t know what space buns were; I assumed it was just another word for afro puffs so I immediately imagined putting glitter in your puffs so it’d make them look like nebulas.

[@pinxelated2799]

That sounds lovely!

[@chelseathackston6830]

that actually sounds really cute

[@koricage]

they cancelling this girl for wearing afro puffs, but won't *try* to cancel bob ross?

[@summerthelammyandliftykinn2186]

I'm also confused, I mean why are trying cancel a girl for wearing afro puffs but why aren't they trying to cancel either Bob Ross or Sr Pelo?

[@susharii2209]

Because the textures of hair, Bob Ross didn’t have that texture, or sr pelo

[@koricage]

@@susharii2209 mmmm true

[@wing2255]

this is why I don't have ✨ *t w i t t e r* ✨

[@meemosteeno5121]

Okay but like Isn't this more racist by saying white people can't wear this hair?

[@Kuulpb]

"That's cultural appropriation!" "how?" "It's taking black culture" "You mean the ONLY HUMAN IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE Is stealing from their own culture?" "But they aren't black" "They are the Only Human" This is My thought process

[@ElizabethStripes-nk8ww]

wh-what?

[@drewhaynes1874]

Dont remove race from it that actually is appropriation that and the hairstyle being renamed to a completely different hairstyle that was already appropriated and rebranded. The asian "odengo"

[@Kuulpb]

@@drewhaynes1874 i don’t agree with the idea a hairstyle can have a race, it’s hair.

[@mrrowwer]

@@Kuulpb it can btw maybe if you did ur research, yandere dev supporter, you would see that ur wrong

[@Kuulpb]

@@mrrowwer hair is an inanimate object that almost every mammal grows, it cannot be racist, there is no agenda You should know that having shadow the HEDGEHOG as a pfp,

[@quizcastle]

How could they do this???? They... they... THEY PUT HAIR THEY LIKED ON THEIR AVATARS. Nooo... This is the dumbest thing to have drama over ever. It doesn’t make any sense so even this joke feels strange to put.

[@CarcassBones]

Honestly who the hell cares, it’s a stinking video game. If you have time to complain about such a minimal topic like this your life must be pretty damn easy

[@GabrielleTollerson]

facts!!

[@thiloopsyy902]

Yeah literally it’s just HAIR,there’s more shit to be worrying about

[@lazyphd5626]

As a black person, us black people are touchy with our hairstyles because we've been called "dirty" "ghetto" and "unprofessional" for wearing our hairstyles. And when a non black person decides to wear one of our hairstyles and they get praise for wearing it it's a slap to the face for us.

[@thiloopsyy902]

@@lazyphd5626 well in that case I apologize,it is your cultural hair and all but there’s times where you should just ignore those people and worry about other things more important,if our generations get touchy by these subjects then there’s no hope for humanity for the next generation.

[@CarcassBones]

@@lazyphd5626 It’s disgusting that people would even say such a thing, and I’m sorry that you have to deal with that. It’s a shame that everyone has to make everything so negative. However, I still don’t think it’s right to call someone racist or criticize them for how they want to style their hair, and that goes for any ethnicity. Especially in a video game

[@Ivorys_slushie]

Imagine being so miserable that you get mad at other people's hairstyle on a 3D cartoon game

[@wanderer_1018]

I called them "afro space buns" before I knew they were called afro puffs💀💀

[@milchbrotchen2930]

My character got the same hairstyle and I call it "sailor moon buns" because that's what it looks like to me . Didn't even know that the name "afro puffs" exist

[@fartpooper69]

what's next? Twitter is canceling bob ross for having an afro?

[@spencergoth1cgutz205]

Uhm, don’t these people realize that there are people who have a light skin color but a texture close to those? Bruh

[@KrabbyPattySecretForumla]

I literally thought they were space buns too... why people overreacting about that

[@dumbegirl5769]

They are trying to act like that's racist, while being racist without knowing it.

[@rocknrevolt938]

Achievement unlocked: now I know what that kind of hairdo is called. Afro-puffs, Huh cute.

[@littleghost6102]

anyone: exists twitter: demonic screeching

[@chocobossxii9457]

In 2020 I was expecting us all to freely float around in space with our civilisation being spread on different planets and whatnot like in those futuristic movies, not people nagging on the Internet about a hairstyle. These people gate keeping the styles and whatnot are the same people who call us racist for not taking part in their culture and or the stufd they like. So which is it? Multiculturalism or segregation? You can't have both folks you need to choose one.

[@webby3109]

I can’t believe people are out here getting mad over a certain hair texture being used, in a video game

[@kristen7522]

Lol imagine Twitter seeing the mom from The Lorax Illumination would be cancelled

[@toastanimation6597]

Me before: please don’t invalidate cultural appropriation on a greater scale- Me after: thank god. Thanks for coming out and being a well adjusted human being, I too agree that it’s a game so it’s not really worth fighting about cultural appropriation of some more grey area hairstyles. But I would say to anyone wanting to use them, maybe research stuff behind the hairstyles and what they mean to black communities. Appreciate culture even if you don’t absolutely have too, it’s a nice thing to appreciate.

[@Groggle7141]

@the polly net It's just a hairstyle, and most people on the "black community" don't care. You wouldnt tell a black person to research white hair before straightening it.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I'm ashamed to know that she got all this hate over pixels.

[@fbidumbbee]

twitter users should be banned from playing animal crossing, the community doesn't need that kind of negativity.

[@abiqail159]

Twitter users should be banned from Twitter Smh

[@xMelonx]

i'm using twitter but trust me. i'm sick of the acnh community and twitter itself.

[@ChaoticMushy]

Fr, the whole point of the game is to live and share your safe space around.

[@riaakim8545]

God forbid these people go back to the disco era..

[@lionblaze3852]

“Imagine being 7 and your Nintendo asks what color your skin is”

[@ShinyKeldeo]

To me the issue with this whole situation isn’t the fact that she used the hairstyle at all. It’s that she called them space buns. Because as a black man that wears his hair in an Afro to work and in life. If a non-black person came up to me and said they liked my “curly hair” or my “curls” that would make me look at them sideways because what I’m clearly and proudly wearing is an Afro. Ok I understand that their isn’t a definitive bun style in the game and since she may like the style she can wear them but by calling them “space buns” you take away the meaning of the hairstyle to make black people feel empowered and beautiful. Like when Kim K wore her box braids and called them something else entirely (I forget what she called them) it wasn’t the fact that she was wearing them at all (for some people) it was the fact that she called them something else. so that when people emulate them, the original meaning and cultural representation behind the hair is lost. ANCH isn’t to blame for this but it is a catalyst for bigger issues at bay. And I think another issue is that when this update came out is that. Non-Black people feel so comfortable with wearing black styles and hair and partaking in our culture. But when those non-black people have their own hair styles, and culture and clothes and music. They would rather take what’s ours rather that to stick to what they can wear. I know styles and things change and fashion rotates but lots of people don’t understand that somethings in some cultures are important and we are protective over them. For Black people it may be hair. For Native Americans it may be headdresses or misinformation on practices and culture. For Asian people it may be clothes and history. For Muslim people it may be religion and beliefs and hijabs (for example). Just because we are a growing melting pot doesn’t mean every aspect of every culture is everyone else’s for the taking. Keep some things sacred and i doubt that there would be many issues.

[@idkk8610]

I’m literally not even an adult and I fully understand this

[@takke9830]

As a person who‘s been experiencing this „white ppl aren‘t allowed to wear this you are a racist monster!“ before it blew up I can confirm that this imo has been blown way out of proportion and twitter leftists to me just seem like optics destroying cringy crybabies with no sense of productive advocacy or rhetoric and that‘s coming from a far left person. I‘ve always been an advocate for accepting all cultures and embracing them as we are all human beings and all share the human experience together. This sort of slippery slope with cultural appropriation and cultural segregation it‘s often misused as is just utterly wrong and unproductive. Yelling at people of the „wrong skin tone“ for engaging with different cultures is highly unproductive and also pretty hypocritical since only few cultures are held to this standard usually. That being mostly Black cultures. So many of these people are foaming at their mouths because of someone who‘s white wearing cultural attire or using cultural furniture to decorate their islands while those same accusers often flaunt their own japanese or asian inspired islands or styles like that‘s suddenly ok because this culture is ok to appropriate aka endulging in hypocrisy. When are we going to stop blaming white people who‘ve done nothing to harm or take away from other minorities and have made an effort to actually support said groups in gaining justice and equality? Because if we continue to hate on this group there will always be a divide and hatred really doesn‘t help. In general I decided to leave twitter and give up on fighting this mob because I‘m not gonna concern myself with immature crybabies who don‘t care about optics and just wanna hate on white people for existing. I myself as a bi person know how it‘s like struggling with being oppressed and I do also have some resentment towards straights and their ignorance yet I‘m not gonna let that control me and I‘m not gonna turn into a straight hating woman child who can‘t do anything but bi*ch all day about straights and how they are the root of all evil because it does nothing to our benefit. Literally nothing. Sure I can vent ofc but I‘m not gonna let out my anger on some unsuspecting animal crossing user because it‘s not healthy for me or fair to them. I know it‘s often discussed how tone policing is also an issue but I do see the point in it regarding optics because if you WILLINGLY engage in debate or internet activism you happen to be guaranteed to meet people you disagree with. However screeching at them like a bratty child is not gonna help you spread your rhetoric and neither does it help you educating others because if you act like an as*hole you‘ll definitely not be listened to anymore by your target. If you wanna educate people online then do so in a more calm and non judgemental work. Sure it‘s exhausting but you CHOSE to do so so put at least a bit of effort into it so it‘s actually useful. Having a temper tantrum online isn‘t the same thing as venting in a safe group online about your struggles. If you wanna do activism and rhetoric your optics and educating people who you wanna bring to your side as well as debating the opposition is your key. However, just policing random people online for the most minor sh*t isn‘t doing any of that. Because once this blows up not only is the left taken less serious again, but we‘re also yet again stereotyped as something we are not. This is the bad optics I‘m talking about. And sure you can now tell me how you don‘t care about tone policing because you have a right to be mad as a marginalized individual I mean sure. You‘re right. But it still won‘t change the fact that this behavior only makes it worse for you, your group and leftists as a whole to do advocacy because no normie wants to step into that lions den if those lions will be this aggressive. There‘s a time where you have to step back and ask yourself: „am I gonna try and do advocacy that does something good? Or am I instead just gonna regress into a cultish immature crybaby on twitter for the sake if woke points and in the great scheme of things accomplish nothing because I‘m really mad?“ Because in the end if you wanna be a political activist, part of activism is actually being productive instead of regressing and damaging the movement.

[@judgmentalanimal]

Twitter wants little Timmy to have to take a race test before playing animal crossing

[@notevenclover]

My favorite response to this tweet was, "Bob Ross isn't racist cause he had an afro"

[@binglesnort]

I literally didn’t even know what space buns were. I just thought “cause they look like moon pies??? Is that why they’re called space buns???” I hate Twitter. I just thought she has naturally curly hair and wanted to use black hair since it matches her own hair texture.

[@gabbywright7331]

Didn't realize my frizzy ass curly red hair wasn't allowed to be styled into space buns. Heaven forbid I don't wear my hair naturally rather than damaging it everyday with today's standard white girl hair style. Got it. Thanks Twitter Edit: I don't have enough frizz/ I have way too much length to put my own hair IRL in space buns and call them afro puffs. *also I'm white. I don't claim to be someone of color, I don't feel right calling them afro puffs. Kinda feels a little messed up to wear my hair in frizzy ginger space buns and claim they're afro puffs.* Thanks for listening. I'm not a fan of claiming one thing for any specific race or gender. We are all human and we are all beautiful. I'm so thankful that we have more styles in ACNH for hair and I'm so thankful and honestly really hyped and proud of the beautiful woman who had a MAJOR role in bringing these styles to the fan base.

[@naeggtheegg1429]

I love just watching u draw and listen to ur opinoins because you make us all understand and pop all misassumptions on the internet. So thank you 😊

[@averagedepechemodefan]

Twitter: gets angry over afro Bob Ross and Bernice Wiggins from the Lorax movie: *what*

[@Keira_the_artist]

Imagine going into animal crossing and it asks what skin tone you have