5 Celebs Accused Of Cultural Appropriation

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Sometimes emulating and admiring other’s cultures can be taken too far and therefore seen as disrespectful whether it was intended or not. We’re taking a look at 4 celebs who’ve recently been accused of cultural appropriation.
Other cultures are cool, but there’s a fine line between admiration and appropriation.
We are living in a time where people are getting more and more vocal about systemic issues and racial tensions that in the past have been overlooked. Depending on what kind of person you are, you can view that as a blessing or curse. Nonetheless people guard their cultures and heritage with pride and therefore it can get a little messy when others borrow from said cultures and are praised for it whereas the cultures they’re borrowing from receive zero credit. Also oftentimes the things that are being borrowed from said cultures are characteristics or features that the cultures they originated from have been demeaned for in the past. So it becomes a matter of ‘why is this celebrity praised for such and such when the culture it is being borrowed from has been doing such and such for years and fails to receive any recognition for it.’
This was exactly the case with Kylie Jenner. Kylie has been accused of cultural appropriation on several occasions. For example, Kyle is a fan of cornrows and when she posted a photo on instagram wearing them, the internet expressed their concerns. Activist and actress Amandla Stenberg commented on the photo to educate Kylie on why people were so upset by it saying QUOTE - “When you appropriate black features and culture but fail to use your position of power to help black Americans by directing attention towards your wigs instead of police brutality or racism.” She then expanded on her point in an extended instgram post saying QUOTE - “Black features are beautiful, black women are not. This, at least, seems to be the mentality surrounding black feminity and beauty in a society built upon Eurocentric beauty standards. While white women are praised for altering their bodies, plumping their lips and tanning their skin, black women are shamed although the same features exist on them naturally.” Kylie was recently called out for cultural appropriation again for allegedly copying the designs for her new camo line from a designer based in New York. Upon the release of the line, people went in on Twitter calling out publications who had credited Kylie for pioneering the camo look when it was actually Destiny’s Child who originally made the two piece camo look famous back in the early 2000s.
Kylie’s sister Kim Kardashian West has received her fair share of of blacklash for cultural appropriation as well for reasons similar to what Amandla explained to Kylie. However her most recent cultural appropriation accusations stem from the ads for her new KKW Beauty line. In the ad Kim’s skin tone appears to be significantly darker than usual which led many to accuse her of blackface and in turn exploiting black culture to sell her products. But Kim explained that blackface was of course never her intention and that she appeared darker in the photo due to heavy contrast and a tan. Kim explained further to The New York Times saying QUOTE - “I would obviously never want to offend anyone. I used an amazing photographer and a team of people. I was really tan when we shot the images, and it might be that the contrast was off. But I showed the image to many people, to many in the business. No one brought that to our attention. No one mentioned it. We made the necessary changes to that photo and the rest of the photos. We saw the problem, and we adapted and changed right away. Definitely I have learned from it.”
Miley Cyrus is also no stranger to a little cultural appropriation. During the era of her Bangerz album, I think it’s safe to say that Miley was very, appreciative of Hip Hop culture and fully embraced it with the style of music she was making at the time and the persona that she presented on stage.
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