Cultural Appropriation: Allure Publishes Afro Tutorial For White Women

[Colicat]

I'm not gonna lie...I went out with a girl a while back who had to wear a shower cap when we went jet skiing and I asked her why she couldn't get it wet

She had the when I threatened to dunk her too

see... stop kink shaming

personally, i have a hard time buying what their saying. these chicks can receive dozens of compliments, and focus on the 1 negative comment

psychology 101.... it takes 1000 positive affirmations to erase one denigration
That is how the mind works... it is not just Black women... can you please refrain from fault finding and focus on solution finding...

and the solution will take more than one approach so don't just say ignore it

 

[Matt504]

All these men in here defending white women cultural appropriating a black hairstyle but I never see white women come to the defense of yall or black people in general but whatever

they aren't defending white women but rather using them to shyt on Black women by proxy.

 

[KingFreeman]

All these men in here defending white women cultural appropriating a black hairstyle but I never see white women come to the defense of yall or black people in general but whatever

What men? You and Crusader kill me with these false blanket terms if yall not trolling. No man in here is defending these white broads copying hairstyles.

 

[KingFreeman]

it takes 1000 positive affirmations to erase one denigration

Only if you're a woman(Any race. Don't get it twisted)

 

[pickles]

I can't help but :laughing:

All those white girls who act black ( you know what I talking about :mjdrinking will start doing this to their hair.

Going to get their Rachel Dozelal on.

ETA: People bringing Beyonce into this.

 

[bcrusaderw]

What men? You and Crusader kill me with these false blanket terms if yall not trolling. No man in here is defending these white broads copying hairstyles.

You reading another thread?

 

[Colicat]

That self-reliance argument makes no sense post-slavery. Black Men had no control over that. Its Cac media and institutions that blew up the whole 'independent black woman' trope. Of course its never one-sided as far as gender goes, but women love to disregard all the men throughout our history that made sure our race survived so women could say these types of things on social media and national tv. The black man ensured his woman could survive for hundreds of years. The shyt going on now is recent

Why not? No one said Black men could control the brutality experienced during slavery... but it doesn't negate the long lasting impact on the psyche...

I don't get your black man ensured his woman could survive for hundreds of years... are you referring to pre or post trans atlantic slave trade...

I didn't say that forced self-reliance isn't going on now...my argument is that the modern remix of governmental ruin of the Black family unit isn't the primary catalyst to the "Strong, Independent Black woman"

 

[DarlingNikki]

they aren't defending white women but rather using them to shyt on Black women by proxy.

I don't think most of the women in here arguing realize it. It's so fukking pathetic how bitter these nikkas are.

 

[Colicat]

Only if you're a human(Any race. Don't get it twisted)

fixed

 

[SouthernBelle]

They don't say the "nappy headed" insult all the time. And it's not just in my area. There are plenty of black women in different areas that have had negative or positive experience with their natural hair from black and white people.

I've talked about it on here before. I've never met another black woman who did not love my hair. I also get plenty of compliments from black men. However, white women love to give backhanded compliment "omg, your hair is soooo big *smile*, it must be so hard to comb" (a white woman said that too me in the ladies room once). The black people who have given me negative comments (typically men) usually compliment me by telling me that I need to talk to my sisters who think just because they are natural they don't have to comb their hair. Or saying something like not all women can go natural (but I can).

Some of the men you are arguing with have said the same thing. Marcuz even equated natural hair to pubic hair before.

 

[calixprynce]

We got ourselves some live action !

BM v BW once again!

 

[Ronnie Lott]

When I wear my afro people call me a "nappy headed hoe" but this white chick gets praised.

And black women aren't wearing weaves to look like white women. That's one thing that yall gotta stop saying for real. Believe me when I say I don't know one black woman that wears weave that wants to be white or look like a white woman.

The above post is so full of shyt

 

[Ribbs]

Ana Kasparian from Young Turks wrote about this for RawStory

Kylie Jenner, Allure and making sense of cultural appropriation

On its face, the tutorial seems harmless, and had I been as ignorant on the issue of cultural appropriation as I was a month ago, I would have dismissed the criticism that Allure is dealing with. But as soon as someone with an open mind investigates the context of cultural appropriation, and the double standard of beauty for white vs. black women, it’s not hard to understand that society celebrates a style on those with fair skin, and then turns around and criticizes the exact same look on women of color.

When white women sport a traditionally black hairstyle, they’re considered edgy trendsetters. When black women celebrate their natural hair, they’re more likely to get discriminated against, which is why so many feel pressured to straighten their hair.

In fact, I always thought that cultural appropriation went both ways since everyone changes the natural texture of their hair to follow trends. I was too narrow-minded at the time to realize that black women straighten their hair out of necessity and the need for survival, while white women can do whatever they’d like and not worry about the same discrimination.

Allure’s tutorial made it seem as though the afro is a fun costume or beauty statement, when in reality it was an important symbol of black pride during the civil rights era. There was no mention of that in the article, which only made their piece even more frivolous and insulting to the black community.

Society as a whole seems to enjoy and celebrate black culture, yet demonize black people at the same time. A superficial look at the cultural appropriation debate makes it seem as though it’s an attack on white people who like black culture, but it’s more about attacking a societal virus that ignores the strife of black people, while taking on parts of their identities that we want for ourselves.

It’s important to reform societal attitudes and biases, and sometimes the only way to do so is to point to specific people, like Kylie Jenner, who get a pass for emulating a style that black women can’t get a pass for. It’s a complex and uncomfortable discussion to have, which is why I failed in understanding it before. But the only way to move toward equality for all is to understand the unique perspectives of everyone.

 

[Ronnie Lott]

I'm just going by what I heard and black women aren't putting "white hair" on top of their hair. Like I said before nobody wants white peoples hair and nobody wants to look like a white woman.

The denial

 

[calixprynce]

I've talked about it on here before. I've never met another black woman who did not love my hair. I also get plenty of compliments from black men. However, white women love to give backhanded compliment "omg, your hair is soooo big *smile*, it must be so hard to comb" (a white woman said that too me in the ladies room once). The black people who have given me negative comments (typically men) usually compliment me by telling me that I need to talk to my sisters who think just because they are natural they don't have to comb their hair. Or saying something like not all women can go natural (but I can).

Some of the men you are arguing with have said the same thing. Marcuz even equated natural hair to pubic hair before.

Let me guess, happened in the South?