KingRedd 3,139 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Inferno said: I want you to clarify in detail what her asian heritage actually is. Because as far as i've been educated shes partially south asian which has nothing to do with the asian cultures she actually appropriates. can you imagine someone who is only like 5% black appropriating rap culture? black twitter would have a field day. but somehow this is okay because it has nothing to do with their own culture. and any non-black poc is too afraid to make the issues of their own culture anything more than a sidebar to black issues. Hereâs the thing. Black people defend our culture. Itâs not our job as âblack Twitterâ to defend Asians if they donât raise the conversation of feeling offended or appropriated. So... what does black people have to do with this topic? May I Read You? đ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno 2,880 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, KingRedd said: Hereâs the thing. Black people defend our culture. Itâs not our job as âblack Twitterâ to defend Asians if they donât raise the conversation of feeling offended or appropriated. So... what does black people have to do with this topic? This is an example of black people being down to borrow from other cultures and yet do not give a single f*ck about the issues of said culture. For as much as black twitter is down to defend their own against appropriation, they're hypocritical in the sense that they're down to steal from latino culture for instance but still blatantly hold their own prejudices towards actual latino people and dont care about changing that because its not apart of their agenda. They'll speak spanish for the sake of a verse and use latino samples and latino rappers but are quick to put latinos in their place in relation to the blm movement. Nicki Minaj being allowed to appropriate any asian culture without black twitter feeling any need to at least call her out on that goes to show their own hypocrisy. If you can't even acknowledge this truth.... You're right, other cultures do need to step up and defend their own though. That being said, I think a lot are going to be beaten down if they try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRedd 3,139 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Inferno said: This is an example of black people being down to borrow from other cultures and yet do not give a single f*ck about the issues of said culture. For as much as black twitter is down to defend their own against appropriation, they're hypocritical in the sense that they're down to steal from latino culture for instance but still blatantly hold their own prejudices towards actual latino people and dont care about changing that because its not apart of their agenda. They'll speak spanish for the sake of a verse and use latino samples and latino rappers but are quick to put latinos in their place in relation to the blm movement. Nicki Minaj being allowed to appropriate any asian culture without black twitter feeling any need to at least call her out on that goes to show their own hypocrisy. If you can't even acknowledge this truth.... You're right, other cultures do need to step up and defend their own though. That being said, I think a lot are going to be beaten down if they try. I see your argument, however you should really consider the fact that youâre generalizing black people. All black people are not connected to Nicki. What she does doesnât mean we all support it. One black person cant represent for the entire race. Black people amd latinos get along the best where Iâm from. Both ethnicities know how it feels to be treated badly by the majority. Speaking Spanish is by no means cultural appropriation. Learning Spanish to communicate better with other people who donât speak English is by no means appropriation. Cultural appropriation is when people of another race steal and claim he cultural ways of another. Nicki dressing as chun li isnât bad just like I wouldnât be offended if a little white girl dressed as BeyoncĂ© because she idolizes her. May I Read You? đ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno 2,880 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, KingRedd said: I see your argument, however you should really consider the fact that youâre generalizing black people. All black people are not connected to Nicki. What she does doesnât mean we all support it. One black person cant represent for the entire race. Black people amd latinos get along the best where Iâm from. Both ethnicities know how it feels to be treated badly by the majority. Speaking Spanish is by no means cultural appropriation. Learning Spanish to communicate better with other people who donât speak English is by no means appropriation. Cultural appropriation is when people of another race steal and claim he cultural ways of another. Nicki dressing as chun li isnât bad just like I wouldnât be offended if a little white girl dressed as BeyoncĂ© because she idolizes her. I never said speaking spanish itself is inherently problematic. Its when you could care less about the issues facing latino people, choose to ignore them, yet want to use their culture for your own creative or financial profit. Which is the exact issue black people have with white people or non-black people in general using their culture in their work. Please tell me how that isnt true? And quite honestly.....black people generalize hardcore. Black twitter generalizes hardcore. Its funny that when the tables are turned on black twitter as a general whole suddenly it becomes about cherry picking what is offensive and what isnt. Black twitter has an issue with a latina (an afrolatina mind you) topping the rap charts and becoming a phenomenon and taking that crown from an african american female, yet the black rap industry wants to use latino elements for profit because its trendy right now. do you see the hypocrisy there? in wanting to use latino culture for your work but not wanting a latina to be successful in it as well? im legit not trying to be disrespectful and im certainly not anti-blm, but ive noticed a hardcore hypocrisy that i cannot ignore. while people in my culture fight for black rights its blatantly obvious to me and few others that black people as a general whole could care less about our rights and our lives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daredevil 2,133 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 lmao i canât Nothing about that picture is cultural appropriation. her clothes, her hair, etc. isnât appropriated from asian culture. Itâs from her culture. sheâs making a Chun-Li reference. Thatâs all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3ARS 4,132 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, Inferno said: I never said speaking spanish itself is inherently problematic. Its when you could care less about the issues facing latino people, choose to ignore them, yet want to use their culture for your own creative or financial profit. Which is the exact issue black people have with white people or non-black people in general using their culture in their work. Please tell me how that isnt true? And quite honestly.....black people generalize hardcore. Black twitter generalizes hardcore. Its funny that when the tables are turned on black twitter as a general whole suddenly it becomes about cherry picking what is offensive and what isnt. Black twitter has an issue with a latina (an afrolatina mind you) topping the rap charts and becoming a phenomenon and taking that crown from an african american female, yet the black rap industry wants to use latino elements for profit because its trendy right now. do you see the hypocrisy there? in wanting to use latino culture for your work but not wanting a latina to be successful in it as well? im legit not trying to be disrespectful and im certainly not anti-blm, but ive noticed a hardcore hypocrisy that i cannot ignore. while people in my culture fight for black rights its blatantly obvious to me and few others that black people as a general whole could care less about our rights and our lives. 18 Do you any examples of where black rappers are using latin culture? Also Cardi B is NOT afro-Latina, she is an MGM (Multigenerational Mixed) woman. Mixed or Bi/Tri-racial does not equate to being black. A person CANNOT be black without TWO black parents, unless one parent is black and the other is mixed with black. It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. - Audre Lorde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JupiterDrive 2,788 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Omg canât wait for the non existent thing that people call cultural appropriation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Boy 2,931 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Can we not enjoy things without being offended by everything? It must be so energy draining being so upset all the ****ing time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 If she dares try to speak fake chinese in the song... Shes in trouble Stream my new single, đ"Heartbeat"đ, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfMark 4,104 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 YES!! -Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRedd 3,139 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Inferno said: I never said speaking spanish itself is inherently problematic. Its when you could care less about the issues facing latino people, choose to ignore them, yet want to use their culture for your own creative or financial profit. Which is the exact issue black people have with white people or non-black people in general using their culture in their work. Please tell me how that isnt true? And quite honestly.....black people generalize hardcore. Black twitter generalizes hardcore. Its funny that when the tables are turned on black twitter as a general whole suddenly it becomes about cherry picking what is offensive and what isnt. Black twitter has an issue with a latina (an afrolatina mind you) topping the rap charts and becoming a phenomenon and taking that crown from an african american female, yet the black rap industry wants to use latino elements for profit because its trendy right now. do you see the hypocrisy there? in wanting to use latino culture for your work but not wanting a latina to be successful in it as well? im legit not trying to be disrespectful and im certainly not anti-blm, but ive noticed a hardcore hypocrisy that i cannot ignore. while people in my culture fight for black rights its blatantly obvious to me and few others that black people as a general whole could care less about our rights and our lives. Again you feel as though âblack twitterâ represents black people. There are black people supproting and buying Cardiâs music. Stop using the example âall black peopleâ because itâs a fallacy. I need you to give me examples of everything youâre claiming because you seem to know a lot about what black people do and what we need to defend. Simple concept is, black people stand up for our own. Itâs not our job to call out appropriation for Latinos. If Latinos feel mad then itâs their job to call it out and itâs our job to support and respect their opinions. You keep giving out these random examples about black vs Latino but to me that isnât a majority rules type of thing. Blacks and Latinos normally have the most in common and do not have many problems with one another that everyday situations canât explain. I still, low key, donât get the point youâre trying to make and how this correlates to Nicki cosplaying Chun Li. May I Read You? đ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronyoji 2,007 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 5 hours ago, sipthistea said: I can smell the cultural appropriation from afar well lets be real, if this where a white artist with a song called "chun li" with their hair up in anime-looking buns, there'd be so much hell to pay.  edit: HOLY CRAP i see the conversation has already started, time to scroll back a few pages and dive into this mess lol :glasses on: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedjaB 394 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 It will be like a last time when she realised 2 singles...flop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckles 2,544 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Beyoncé beeen doing this since IASF... but anyways... isn't this a new alter ego of hers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakariah 11,556 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Not a fan of Nicki, but these visuals actually have me interested. Also, there's no cultural appropriation in the cover art, she's basically just cosplaying as Chun Li, in her own way of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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