Queen Bitch 10,513 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Not to sound messy or dumb. But is he? I heard someone say so. There is allegedly an old interview where someone asks him about hijacking black culture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnikko 11,508 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Is he not allowed to be inspired by things from black culture? Actual patient Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEnigma 11,313 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 nvm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikita 33 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 he's a rat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelusionalGaga 29,205 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 He tapped heavily into RnB but he didn't really appropriate anything, at least not as much as some of his peers. The thing people really dislike him for is the incident with Janet Jackson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulholland 1,052 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 He's never, like, dressed up like a geisha or twerked on Robin Thicke's d***, if that's what you mean. But he did wear his hair in cornrows and borrowed heavily from hip-hop fashion. He hired the biggest names in rap/urban music to completely shape his sound, for which he was celebrated in an uncomplicated way the black artists who make the same music are not. I think it's the combination of him (somewhat politely, I will say) borrowing from black culture in his music/image with things like throwing Janet Jackson under and bus and not speaking out on important issues in general. He's certainly taken from the culture, but what has he given back? I think that's the problem people many people have with him. Anyway, this article goes into it a little bit more, and I would say it was around this point in 2016 that people really started to take issue with him: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a60737/justin-timberlake-cultural-appropriation/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu 37,216 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 As much as I dislike him no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino 23,630 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Did he take things from other cultures and said he invented them? No? Then no, he isn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch 10,513 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Unbeweavable said: Is he not allowed to be inspired by things from black culture? I think he is. I'm just confused, where is the line between appropriation and appreciation? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch 10,513 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 52 minutes ago, Mulholland said: He's never, like, dressed up like a geisha or twerked on Robin Thicke's d***, if that's what you mean. But he did wear his hair in cornrows and borrowed heavily from hip-hop fashion. He hired the biggest names in rap/urban music to completely shape his sound, for which he was celebrated in an uncomplicated way the black artists who make the same music are not. I think it's the combination of him (somewhat politely, I will say) borrowing from black culture in his music/image with things like throwing Janet Jackson under and bus and not speaking out on important issues in general. He's certainly taken from the culture, but what has he given back? I think that's the problem people many people have with him. Anyway, this article goes into it a little bit more, and I would say it was around this point in 2016 that people really started to take issue with him: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a60737/justin-timberlake-cultural-appropriation/ Thx for your answer 😊 For me, as a white person, it's hard to understand appropriation sometimes but I totally get your point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEM 2,805 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Should this thread be in 'Gaga Thoughts'? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch 10,513 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, MEM said: Should this thread be in 'Gaga Thoughts'? I had no idea where to put it this is only my second thread ever, so yeah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awrah999 3,472 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Absolutely, but a man of the woods doesn’t know what appropriation even is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEM 2,805 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, August3 said: I had no idea where to put it this is only my second thread ever, so yeah... Hehe. Next time try here https://gagadaily.com/forums/forum/20-entertainment-news/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 90,488 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 He's appropriating MJ... Je ne parle pas français but I can padam if you like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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