Africans accuse African Americans of "appropriating" their culture (legitimate criticism?)

[Red Shield]

Chick playing Beyonce look crazy as hell.. or is she playing Rihanna

 

[J-Nice]

french blacks are the only diasporans that have developped a culture that's sorta unique to them, even though there is some AA influence.

:WTF::areyoukiddingme::notserious:

 

[IllmaticDelta]

African American women when they go off

She came with that ether. @ 8:10 are many of the things I've said already such as Fela and Highlife music.

 

[Premeditated]

french blacks are the only diasporans that have developped a culture that's sorta unique to them, even though there is some AA influence.

no offense (actually alot) but this is the dumbest shyt I've read all week on here

 

[IllmaticDelta]

:WTF::areyoukiddingme::notserious:

no offense (actually alot) but this is the dumbest shyt I've read all week on here

 

[IllmaticDelta]

She also made great points @ 2:13 about the Afropunk crowds. Anyone that has followed that event knows that there are Aframs, West Africans, West Indians, AfroHispanics and even East Africans at those events. Basically "global blackness" on that pan-African tip.

 

[BigMan]

Its undeniable.

i only skimmed through this thread but @IllmaticDelta can you explain what about this song is "appropriating" African American culture

 

[Poitier]

i only skimmed through this thread but @IllmaticDelta can you explain what about this song is "appropriating" African American culture

The visuals.

If you want to be technical then the production, too. And the subject matter.

 

[BigMan]

The visuals.

If you want to be technical then the production, too. And the subject matter.

ok i can see the production and some of the visuals (twerking is from Africa tho ). Subject matter kind of a stretch

 

[BigMan]

the whole "appropriating" thing is going overboard too

 

[Poitier]

Subject matter kind of a stretch

IDK were Africans so flamboyant before rap

 

[Poitier]

the whole "appropriating" thing is going overboard too

I agree and its only women I see engaging in this BS.

 

[BigMan]

I agree and its only women I see engaging in this BS.

i noticed that too.

IDK were Africans so flamboyant before rap

Every African (diaspora or motherland) loves to be flashy

 

[IllmaticDelta]

i only skimmed through this thread but @IllmaticDelta can you explain what about this song is "appropriating" African American culture

The question should be, what isn't Afram influenced in that video/song? Basically the entire vibe from the half R&B + rap styled vocals, the posing, bboys and the chicks with cars gives off urban american vibes but it's filtered through a touch of Africa.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

ok i can see the production and some of the visuals (twerking is from Africa tho ). Subject matter kind of a stretch

Twerking for sure is related to African pelvic dances but it's not an appropriated dance...it's an inherited/genetic way of dancing that runs through Niger-Congo Africa. Twerking routine is just an Afram flip on these same dances just like Jamaican dancehall dances are a flip on them.







at some point all "booty" dances look the same