Beloved Grammy-winning singer Adele, the voice of a thousand shopping centre food courts and doctors' waiting rooms, is at the centre of a race controversy
Beloved Grammy-winning singer Adele, the voice of a thousand shopping centre food courts and doctors' waiting rooms, is at the centre of a race controversy? That can't be right.She posted an Instagram photo of herself sporting a Jamaican flag bikini top and her hair in Bantu knots in an apparent nod to London's Notting Hill Carnival, an annual festival celebrating the West Indian diaspora in Britain.
Cultural appropriation. Non-black people sporting traditional black hairstyles – such as Bantu knots, cornrows, box braids and dreadlocks – is contentious due to the unfair power dynamics at play. When black people are still discriminated against for wearing their natural hair, it's obnoxious for non-black people to borrow those styles in the name of "fashion" or for a cheesy costume.It should.
It's an unlikely media circus for Adele. Do you think she's about to drop a new reggae song or something?25 , originally due out in September – was postponed due to coronavirus, so this doesn't seem like some bizarre pre-release publicity stunt.Unending tabloid focus on your body or a racist controversy? What a choice.The most important news, analysis and insights delivered to your inbox at the start and end of each day. Sign up to
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