27 minutes ago, F 4 5 H U N said:

@wonderfulwonderful Why? She wore dreads at Burning Man? Are festival-goers required to wear ankle length skirts and loose fitting blouses 

that conceal the figure? 

It's cultural appropriation at a festival. She's wearing it as a costume. It's disrespectful. She's also white. This has been debated many times and yet no one seems to get why it's inappropriate for a white person to wear dreads.

IMO she can wear whatever the hell she wants, period.

 

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1 minute ago, Candylicious. said:

IMO she can wear whatever the hell she wants, period.

 

+ uno  

^ +2

 

I guess I should start eliminating any hint of Blues from my music then, since I'm South American and white...

 

 

This "cultural appropriation" thing is getting more and more ridiculous.

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48 minutes ago, wonderfulwonderful said:

It's cultural appropriation at a festival. She's wearing it as a costume. It's disrespectful. She's also white. This has been debated many times and yet no one seems to get why it's inappropriate for a white person to wear dreads.

I strongly doubt if you are familiar with ACTUAL racism

20 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

^ +2

 

I guess I should start eliminating any hint of Blues from my music then, since I'm South American and white...

 

 

This "cultural appropriation" thing is getting more and more ridiculous.

 

That's not only ridiculous, but simply racist IMO. That's anti-white racism in the current case. But the concept of "cultural appropriation" is a pure expression of basic racism. No matter against who it's being used... 

1 hour ago, jj3 said:

 

That's not only ridiculous, but simply racist IMO. That's anti-white racism is the current case. But the concept of "cultural appropriation" is a pure expression of basic racism. No matter against who it's being used... 

When you put it on that way...

I figured expressing an opinion about Candice that wasn't totally licking her butt wouldn't be met with critical thinking. Nowhere did I say Candice is a racist or that she's a horrible person - it's clear that she loves her country and she loves its culture but the culture is not hers to wear ESPECIALLY as a costume at a festival like Burning Man. Candice is Dutch. The Dutch enslaved the black South Africans. I keep saying this to people: it's not about your intent but the impact it has. Dreadlocks have been worn by a multitude of races but the least of them were white. Dreadlocks are worn dominantly by the black community and it has been that way for ages. Let's not even get into how many black women have worn dreads only to be refused opportunities bc of their hair - so much so that they had to set laws in place so that they were protected. But when Candice or Kendall or models at Marc Jacobs show wear it, it's cool and fresh. None of this is Candices fault, obviously, but there's a responsibility you have as a white person to ensure that you do not appropriate a style of hair or dress that is deeply rooted within the black community or any other culture that is non-white. It's truly not that hard to understand. 

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9 minutes ago, F 4 5 H U N said:

@wonderfulwonderful Are you aware that Candice is a fan of reggae? 

 

Lots of people are fans of reggae, what's your point?

7 minutes ago, F 4 5 H U N said:

@wonderfulwonderful Are you aware that Candice is a fan of reggae? 

I've been a fan of Candice since she hit the scene. I know plenty about her.

46 minutes ago, Candylicious. said:

IMO she can wear whatever the hell she wants, period.

 

 

+3

Candice is African and is proud to be one, I think it's very good that she claims her culture and her origins.

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14 minutes ago, inblo0m said:

 

Lots of people are fans of reggae, what's your point?

 

Are reggae fans not allowed to wear dreads?

3 minutes ago, F 4 5 H U N said:

 

Are reggae fans not allowed to wear dreads?

 

Not if they are white, no.