Fans Criticize Adele For Bantu Knots, Says Singer Is Culturally Appropriating
On Sunday (Aug. 30), Adele took to Instagram to and shared a photo of herself rocking a Jamaican flag bra, a gold chain choker, black and gray leggings, and a brand new hairstyle.
The “Hello” singer’s hair was done in Bantu Knots, a popular Black hairstyle. “Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London,” Adele wrote in the caption of her post.
Many fans took to social media to criticize Adele for cultural appropriation while some made a ton of jokes. Check out some of the responses below.
White people have NO RIGHT to culturally appropriate black hairstyles. 😡
— Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) August 31, 2020
Clearly defined racial boundaries MUST be policed.
(Unlike gender, which is totally fluid.) https://t.co/zKM83zhBCs
Damn Adele went from Hello to Wagwan pic.twitter.com/g4wU85k1Fa
— Chief Keefs Step Son (@SosaStepson) August 31, 2020
I’ve fancied Adele for years probably always but fuckin hell pic.twitter.com/D2PTVaLRFj
— Lippy (@LickshotLippy) August 31, 2020
Africans that are shitting on African Americans to defend Adele from “wrong” assumptions of appropriation were the same ones that rallied behind African Americans to drag Beyoncé that is actually Black over the same wrong assumptions of appropriation. There is a term for this... pic.twitter.com/ChsaxW0qgk
— Ólayinka🤠 (@OlayKnowless) August 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/LongbridgeFans/status/1300366721522507776
I can’t believe adele dressing like every other white tourist during carnival is starting another diaspora war pic.twitter.com/aYCUDIEtxB
— ducky 🐥 (@jy_crinkles) August 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/LeandraLalune/status/1300330807844835328
Adele said: Dis one yah it a di bad gyal edition pic.twitter.com/rQi23PpX1P
— tommy (@shreksearwax) August 31, 2020
If 2020 couldn't get anymore bizarre, Adele is giving us Bantu knots and cultural appropriation that nobody asked for.
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) August 30, 2020
This officially marks all of the top white women in pop as problematic.
Hate to see it. pic.twitter.com/N9CqPqh7GX
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