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Cultual Appropriation in Kpop

Posted by Suga_Gloss-54 pts Sunday, October 25, 2020

We are at a time in the world where combating anti black racism is at the front of a lot of people's minds. however, a lot of Kpop fans international, turn a blind eye to some of the racism in Kpop. as Kpop becomes an international industry, we need to start holding Idols to the same standards we would our domestic celebrities


some examples of this are: 

Hair (cornrows, box braids, dreads, ect)


I probably see this the most. I get it, it looks cool but, you're not looking at the cultural significance of those hair styles. 

this isn't a trend. it's heritage. 

"talking black"

I love BTS and this really hurt my feelings. I don't Even want to explain why this is hurtful. this was totally racist but i didn't hear anything about it. I'm not trying to criminalize RM or BTS but I wanted to use this as an example because I've seen other idols do this. 


Clothes

this ties in a lot with the hair. I'm mostly talking about durages and Turbans. not cool guys. 


I understand that, in most cases, the Idols have very little control over what they wear or the concepts they get. 

I'm not trying to demonizing your faves and ults. I'm trying to shed some more light on this. 

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