Here again is another instance of the mainstream hijacking a Black hairstyle and attempting to re-brand it as their own.

Cultural appropriation of black hairstyles. But thanks to fashion magazines Marc Jacobs fashion shows and the Kardashians these hairstyles that hold a cultural significance to black people have become quite popular with people outside of the black community over the years. Natural coily kinky and curly hair has been seen as ugly unprofessional and even illegal at times. February 1 2021 Alysia Stevenson 0.

If white women want to wear their hair. Celebrities like Gigi Hadid Zac Efron and Kylie Jenner have been accused of cultural appropriation for wearing these hairstyles as caucasian people. Theres been a lot of talk about cultural appropriation lately and it has mainly centered around white women co-opting black culture.

Theres nothing flattering about extreme imitation absent of any of the systemic discrimination that Black women face on a daily basis. March 9 2020. I choose to celebrate the freedom of swinging between hairstyles and if women out there of any race choose to adapt my styles I have no qualms about that.

This is a recognised form of discrimination. Instead of taking her daughter to a Black-owned hair salon she exercised her privilege as a middle-class Caucasian women and created a make-belief afro hair experience. But weve seen this before as cultural appropriation has unfortunately.

Tignon Laws were targeted at free women of colour and made it compulsory for Black women to cover their hair in public because their intricate hairstyles were seen to threaten the social status. When we talk about the cultural appropriation of our braided hairstyles whether its boxer braids or Bo Derek braids we are simply pointing out the historical context and ancestral significance. African-American women are often accused of cultural appropriation for wearing long straight and often blonde weaves.

Its especially upsetting when we see white women appropriate black styles while refusing to. Celebrities like Katy Perry and pretty much the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan have rocked dreadlocks box braids and bantu knots without ever acknowledging where these hairstyles originated. Bantu knots Fulani braids and cornrows are just some of the African hairstyles that have been around for centuries.