Hey guys! I know this topic is a very sensitive topic so I wanted to state this is my opinion! It’s okay to feel differently, I mean you shouldn’t but hey, to each it’s own.
I wanted to touch on this topic this week because, I don’t know if you guys are into social media alot but, the young rapper “Bhad Bhabie” was recently the hot topic in the news of her “Blackfishing” people. If you’re confused on what that exactly means the urban dictionary definition is: “Commonly perpetrated by females of European descent (white) which involves artificial tanning (spray tanning and tanning booths) and using makeup to manipulate facial features in order to appear to have some type of Black African ancestry. The general point of blackfishing is for a female of European descent to appear of African, Arab, or Hispanic ancestry.Some consider it to be equivalent to modern day “black face” because it capitalizes off the looks of historically oppressed groups of people by people who come from more privileged backgrounds.” She posted a picture on Instagram of her with really really tan skin and lip fillers that gives her a little more black features.She tried to argue with people on Instagram live and as she was explaining her self she said ” Think about the movie tarzan” which is a movie that a white boy is raised by wild animals..Racist people compare black people to animals so that wasn’t too smart of her…Lets be real though, She isnt the first one who has tried to get away with something like this. I personally think that you should be happy in your own skin and where you come from.
“The origin of braids can be traced back 5000 years in African culture to 3500 BC—they were very popular among women.” Braids are not just a style; this craft is a form of art. … Braid patterns and hairstyles were an indication of a person’s tribe, age, marital status, wealth, power, and religion.” So why do white people or people that aren’t black need to wear braids? It’s just like why do you need to say the N word if you’re not black. It’s just a respect thing. Just don’t do it. Of course I’m not going to kill somebody or say anything if I see someone not black using our culture but, you look dumb. They aren’t made for other textures of hair so just leave it alone! YOUR HAIR WILL FALL OUT! If people of other races just left our black history alone history wouldn’t keep replaying itself over and over again.
I personally think after all these years black people finally got something of their own to express themselves and their culture and of course, the others just want to F*ck it up! I know there are certain things white people have said about black people wanting to be white but, in reality you can’t say those type of things. Just because we wear our hair straight or blonde has nothing to do with white people. To me what even is y’alls culture? Not your hair. I don’t think white people have a culture really that only they can have but slavery.
This is just my opinion on how non-blacks look taking our culture! Just stop! You look silly. Use what is meant for you and everything will be peaceful. You would think we wouldn’t have to talk about this all the time but hey, people are ignorant.
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