Singer Adele posts highly appropriative Instagram photo

[Era Uma Vez]

Edited the OP, but the context of this is London's Notting Hill Carnival, which can be argued for as cultural celebration, but equally as white people cultural appropriating.

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Ok, but how do you distinguish one from the other? If they're celebrating the culture, surely they want to participate in it? And I guess that includes hairstyle and wardrobe and all that stuff.
So how do you celebrate and at the same time, not appropriate it?
What is she doing in that photo that says "cultural appropriation" instead of "cultural celebration"?

 

[99nikniht]

Chances are she's not in Jamaica but is celebrating what would be the time of the Notting Hill Carnival in London. Her dressing like this would not be at all out of place for that event.

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If this is as you say: Notting Hill Carnival per Wikipidia
This huge street festival attracts around one million people every year to Notting Hill and highlights Caribbean and black diasporic cultures. Carnival uses influences from many other festivals around the world.

Now I'm really not seeing why what's she's wearing is inappropriate. Some of ya are acting like she's in blackface or something.

I'm talking about other posters, not you gerg.

 

[War Peaceman]

the black british people on my timeline are saying it is celebration - if you come along to the carnival you best celebrate 'our way' is the vibe I'm getting.

 

[Double 0]

It's a struggle look, but I'm happy she's happy.

Too much going on for me to be concerned

 

[Deleted member 35740]

People finding reasons to be outraged, nothing else.

 

[Renna Hazel]

Not seeing the "Yikes" here. People really like getting upset I guess.

 

[Dark Ninja]

I looked at the picture for a good minute even through the OP change and I can't find the issue. Someone tell me so I dont make the same mistake in my personal life.

 

[Seesaw15]

I mean she looks a bit like Cynthia from Rugrats but I don't see a major issue. I'm black but not Jamaican so maybe someone from that community can explain since the OP is pretty sparse.

 

[jb1234]

This just strikes me as outrage for the sake of outrage. We have much more important things to get upset over.

 

[gerg]

I've never been to the Notting Hill Carnival myself - would most people who attend (or even specifically most BAME people who attend) the Carnival be upset by this?

 

[JDSN]

This is nothing

 

[kradical]

I've never been to the Notting Hill Carnival myself, but would most people who attend (or even specifically BAME people who attend) the Carnival be upset by this?

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Literally no one would be upset by this in the slightest.

 

[Slayven]

Those are choices

But this is a "I got jokes" situation.

 

[War Peaceman]

I've never been to the Notting Hill Carnival myself, but would most people who attend (or even specifically most BAME people who attend) the Carnival be upset by this?

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Not from the actual black british people I know and follow. Unlike some of these americans judging other cultures without context

 

[Afrikan]

People finding reasons to be outraged, nothing else.

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I don't give a fuck if others want to live that type of negative life on social media.. it's one of the main reasons I stay away from social media.

But since Era started in 2017, some have brought that social media vibe to the forum CONSTANTLY.

Maybe we can have a different section dedicated for it? Or it should be part of Hangouts?

 

[crienne]

To clarify my earlier post, I don't see an issue with this (though I'm generally not a fan of white people wearing traditionally black hairstyles) but I was sharing the things that could be seen as appropriation.

 

[Cipherr]

After absorbing the context of the celebration I have determined:

"Who gives a shit"


hehe

 

[Jeff Albertson]

I've never been to the Notting Hill Carnival myself - would most people who attend (or even specifically most BAME people who attend) the Carnival be upset by this?

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I don't think anyone would bat an eyelid to be honest, it's a celebration, you often see videos of police dancing to reggae there etc

 

[mugwhump]

Meh

 

[Lothar]

Love the Yikes with no explanation from the OP. Ok, it's Adele. Thanks for showing us her?

 

[Orb]

I think we need a new rule that "I saw a social media post I don't like" isn't enough basis for a thread

 

[gerg]

Literally no one would be upset by this in the slightest.

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Not from the actual black british people I know and follow. Unlike some of these americans judging other cultures without context

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Perhaps future feedback will show me to be wrong, but that's what I had thought. This seems to be the case of social media removing something from its very UK-specific context (and London-specific context at that).

 

[CrocM]

 

[bakedpony]

Not everything celebs do is cause for outrage

 

[BowieZ]

It's ... Notting Hill Carnival ... online ... during corona.

And it's not appropriation.

She's not adopting the culture into a new context that reduces or insults another culture.

She is absorbing herself in the culture in the ACTUALLY APPROPRIATE SETTING.

Holy fuck.

 

[Lothar]

I think we need a new rule that "I saw a social media post I don't like" isn't enough basis for a thread

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God, yes. Or at least a few sentences explaining why you didn't like.

 

[Dizzy Ukulele]

This is just about the last thing a celeb should be attacked for in 2020.

 

[DOBERMAN INC]

Twitter, the killjoy for every situation.

 

[Palette Swap]

She looks like an enemy in a side-scrolling beat'em up.

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You know you're gonna run into a red version 3 levels later

 

[StudioTan]

Edited the OP, but the context of this is London's Notting Hill Carnival, which can be argued for as cultural celebration, but equally as white people cultural appropriating.

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This is not appropriation.

 

[purseowner]

So I'm only peripherally aware of the Carnival and hadn't clocked that context before posting. I personally feel this is technically appropriation within a very specific context in which it is encouraged. It is not my place as a white British citizen to take a moral stance on this, and given the fact there is a specific context here that is a broader matter than Adele's post, I'm requesting a lock to this thread.

 

[Deleted member 4367]

Is this a false flag op. You can tell us.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

The only "yikes" in the situation is that I don't think white girls can pull off the look.

On topic: I think it's dope she's joining the celebration of Caribbean culture for an appropriate event/cause.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

So I'm only peripherally aware of the Carnival and hadn't clocked that context before posting. I personally feel this is technically appropriation within a very specific context in which it is encouraged. It is not my place as a white British citizen to take a moral stance on this, and given the fact there is a specific context here that is a broader matter than Adele's post, I'm requesting a lock to this thread.

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You should go to carnival the next time it's live =D

 

[softfocus]

Adele is still a queen, nothing to see here.

 

[Chanser]

Normal stuff.
Social media is a mistake.

 

[travisbickle]

I'm pretty sure nation flag bikini tops are culturally from Essex?

 

[iAmPossum]

🤔

 

[grang]

Maybe do the tiniest amount of research on context before posting intentionally inflammatory threads?

 

[Kyuuji]

I'm pretty sure nation flag bikini tops are culturally from Essex?

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[Chadtwo]

My reactions to this photo in order:

1. That's Adele?
2. I guess she's in Jamaica?
3. That's Adele??
4. Hair looks kind of odd on her
5. That's ADELE???
6. I don't see the major issue
7. ADELE????

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Lol yea basically this

 

[Soundscream]

"yikes"..... Really?

 

[Daria]

if someone wants to get mad, they'll find a reason to get mad. sometimes it's for the wrong reason such as this one

 

[kradical]

So I'm only peripherally aware of the Carnival and hadn't clocked that context before posting. I personally feel this is technically appropriation within a very specific context in which it is encouraged. It is not my place as a white British citizen to take a moral stance on this, and given the fact there is a specific context here that is a broader matter than Adele's post, I'm requesting a lock to this thread.

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You're British and only peripherally aware of the Notting Hill Carnival? Jesus. I can't fathom how someone seemingly so disinterested in learning the first thing about the caribbean culture all around them could feel qualified to speak for us.

 

[Arken]

I guess I'm with the others in asking... What is wrong with the picture? Is OP or twitter just trying to be offended because......?

Again, forgive me if I'm missing something but I'm lost.

 

[Shy]

I'm pretty sure nation flag bikini tops are culturally from Essex?

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[Bob White]

Homegirl enjoying her self touristing. Y'all need to find better shit to be outraged about.

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[Punjabi_Hitman]

Why do Americans always think the world revolves around how they do things?

 

[ShyMel]

Thread locked per OP's request.