Justin Bieber's new dreadlocks are causing outrage on social media as he's accused of cultural appropriation.
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Justin Bieber unveiled his dreadlocks on social media.
When you're Justin Bieber and
know that your every move is analyzed by a rapid online audience you
might think you'd think twice about doing something controversial to
your hair like getting dreadlocks. But it seems not.
The 22-year-old singer unveiled his new hair style on Instagram (where else?) with four pictures, the first of which was simply questioned: "Why".
The 22-year-old singer unveiled his new hair style on Instagram (where else?) with four pictures, the first of which was simply questioned: "Why".
Whilst the picture totted up 1.7
million likes on his account, when Bieber later unveiled his new hair do
on stage at the IHeartRadio Awards, criticism that he had appropriated a
traditionally black culture hit social media.
It's not the first time that a
white celebrity has been accused of cultural appropriation. Miley Cyrus
and Kylie Jenner have both been on the receiving end of criticism when
they have appeared in shoots with dreadlocks.
And just last week, a video went viral of a black woman confronting a white dreadlocked man on the New York metro over his controversial hair.
Another video captured the moment two students at San Francisco State University got into a physical fight over what Bonita Tindle saw as 'cultural appropriation.'
"You're saying I can't have a hairstyle because of your culture? Why?" asks the man Cory Goldstein in the 46 second clip.
"Because it's my culture," Tindle replies.
And just last week, a video went viral of a black woman confronting a white dreadlocked man on the New York metro over his controversial hair.
Another video captured the moment two students at San Francisco State University got into a physical fight over what Bonita Tindle saw as 'cultural appropriation.'
"You're saying I can't have a hairstyle because of your culture? Why?" asks the man Cory Goldstein in the 46 second clip.
"Because it's my culture," Tindle replies.
The clip was viewed over a
million times in just one day - but it seems one person who missed the
furore was Justin Bieber. And his team of advisers.
Or perhaps Bieber, like Goldstein in his equally controversial response what he called physical 'harassment' over his hair, just doesn't understand why his hair is proving so divisive amongst the black community. The singer previously defended Kylie Jenner when she was accused of cultural appropriation after having cornrows.
"Guys leave her alone, were all trying to figure it out and she happens to be under a microscope!” he wrote on Instagram.
”I'm the first to know this. But saying she's being racist because she has her hair in braids is ridiculous.” Before promptly, getting cornrows himself. Sigh.
Or perhaps Bieber, like Goldstein in his equally controversial response what he called physical 'harassment' over his hair, just doesn't understand why his hair is proving so divisive amongst the black community. The singer previously defended Kylie Jenner when she was accused of cultural appropriation after having cornrows.
"Guys leave her alone, were all trying to figure it out and she happens to be under a microscope!” he wrote on Instagram.
”I'm the first to know this. But saying she's being racist because she has her hair in braids is ridiculous.” Before promptly, getting cornrows himself. Sigh.
The clip was viewed over a
million times in just one day - but it seems one person who missed the
furore was Justin Bieber. And his team of advisers.
Or perhaps Bieber, like Goldstein in his equally controversial response what he called physical 'harassment' over his hair, just doesn't understand why his hair is proving so divisive amongst the black community. The singer previously defended Kylie Jenner when she was accused of cultural appropriation after having cornrows.
"Guys leave her alone, were all trying to figure it out and she happens to be under a microscope!” he wrote on Instagram.
”I'm the first to know this. But saying she's being racist because she has her hair in braids is ridiculous.” Before promptly, getting cornrows himself. Sigh.
Or perhaps Bieber, like Goldstein in his equally controversial response what he called physical 'harassment' over his hair, just doesn't understand why his hair is proving so divisive amongst the black community. The singer previously defended Kylie Jenner when she was accused of cultural appropriation after having cornrows.
"Guys leave her alone, were all trying to figure it out and she happens to be under a microscope!” he wrote on Instagram.
”I'm the first to know this. But saying she's being racist because she has her hair in braids is ridiculous.” Before promptly, getting cornrows himself. Sigh.
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