Adele has faced accusations of cultural appropriation after sharing an Instagram picture showing her wearing a traditional African hairstyle while marking what would have been Notting Hill Carnival.
those fools and the CA idiocy...following the same 'logic' black people wouldn't be allowed to wear 'white' clothes, which they do - people should get offended less and embrace all cultures more, we're one people
For Petes sake she just honours the day and the festival. I’m a women of colour and I say leave her alone
then people with extra curly kinky hair are culturally appropriating a cultural by looking like people with naturally straight hair.. This is just beyond stupid..
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She looks like she’s on vacation
I see nothing wrong with her look. Adele looks great. 🙏🏾
Is there really no proper news today......?
Tell em bollocks
Happy to see you in this outfit Adele, we love you even more. Let's the miserable people complain, you owe them nothing. Kisses
I wonder how many people complaining about this have straightened their hair and are wearing western clothes, use a knife and fork and not their fingers. Such sad bastards.
Terrible photo
She looks fab and can wear her hair anyway she choses....there is no monopoly on hairstyle....
I'm not mad Adele 🇯🇲
Oh come on politicians can dress in blackface but no repercussions but you going after Adele like f*** Give It Up. Find a life instead of interfering in others
So no more tea or coffee either then? Or sugar or tobacco. Shame
Not a story worthy of an article
Fashion, art, music and literature have been continuously influencing one another across cultures for millennia. We are NOT going to stop now just because some narrow-minded think that only those born in a certain country are entitled to wear a certain outfit.
Culture is about more than skin colour. People can appear to be from a “white culture” but be mixed race. Divisions aren’t natural. You should be able to absorb the culture you’re surrounded by and find joy in. As long as you’re being respectful, that’s what matters.
How many of those black Americans complaining straighten their hair?
Appropriation is not a ridiculous subject but this is appreciation. She has not dressed up like this, added a fake dreadlock hat and gone to an all white Halloween party or selling some tropical drink. She is at carnival soaking up the culture. Regards a Jamaican person.
What a load of shit stop printing what a few US twitter freaks say and do some journalism)!! She has massive support from Jamaican and London communities, have you never been to carnival ffs!?
I thought the whole push for Multiculturalism was about learning and blending with other Cultures when they came to our Country? I thought it was meant to make our society better? now that Diversity is here, its causing more division through culturalappropriation speculation
This is getting seriously ridiculous. The whole concept is silly and should not be given any prominence by media.
I thought it was Katy Perry in another awful stage outfit. My bad...
Accused by who?
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Really getting insane now, isn't it?
I think there are more pressing issues in the World
Hello? na, Issa wagwan ting!
All culture appropriates something from elsewhere. That's what culture is. It's just either any good as culture or it isn't.
Should've gone the whole hog and blacked up , if a white bloke wouldve turned up ala Bob Marley there would have been up roar. You cant haven't both ways.
Culture might belong to somebody, but it enriches everybody. Be happy to share.
Looks more like Katy Perry now ...
When I went on expedition to Africa some years ago, the local tribe from the village gave us their tribal clothes as a gift. They insisted we dressed up and danced with them and hoped we would wear them when we got back home. There was no intent here and Adele meant no harm.
Rockin it Adele Everybody loves Jamaica
I live and work in Edinburgh. I am deeply saddened and often tearful when I see tourists wearing kilts and 'Jimmy' hats around the Royal Mile. They have no knowledge of the cultural significance of kilts and ginger hair. It has to stop. gingerhairmatters
Why are giving this juvenile nonsense oxygen?
You’re the ones pushing the story
Why don’t we all just ignore this rubbish and just listen to Adelle’s music leave her alone
Aren't we a bit hasty, since when has style become native, for without it change could not happen and isn't it nice to wear with pride the beauty of others, a demonstration of unity.
Yup Adele You’re the new JT
The real story is how well Adele has done losing so much weight and now is a completely new person and she must feel great now!
So it’s ok for blacks people to bleach their skin and get blonde wigs and do white peoples stuff but it’s inappropriate for whites people to do black peoples stuff? That’s pure hypocrisy. Everyone is free to do what they like as long as it is not offensive or with bad intentions.
She was accused by a few unidentified people on Twitter this is another of those clickbait faux-outrages.
Every black man in a suit is cultural appropriation
Since when Media started to quote absolutely everyone from social media and writing about 'stories'? Most of those people are not real but now thanks to guardian we know what they think...
newsroomdiversitynow We have bigger problems....
That's Adele ? !!!
I'm sure I seen a black wearing Demin 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Utter bilge. It's a (not particularly attractive) way of doing hair. That's all. It's like all those ironed-straight 'styles'. Just a way of doing hair.
Give it a rest loonies....she's on her way to a carnival not the bloody opera...
this is bull shit..
I’m almost sure this started in the Daily Mail and I think they decided it was cultural appropriation!
Is it just me or did anyone else think that was Katy Perry at first glance?
It’s mostly Americans complaining who haven’t a clue about Notting Hill carnival or multi cultural places like Tottenham where Adele grew up
Jamaica just be chilling don’t even care but all the non Jamaica’s acting up about some shit that’s not even there problem
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The bullying and harassment of young women in the public eye continues unabated...
But this isn't 👇 Notice the Media/SWJ 'cultural appropriation' only fits one narrative.....
From the Western Civilization point of view the current leftist reproach for Cultural Appropriation is either nonsense or crime. The whole Europe is a variation on Hellenistic themes. Christianity is informed appropriation of Judaism. There can be no collective © over culture.
Hey DavidLammy I've been to White Hart Lane a few times...is it okay for me to have my hair in bantu knots? 🤔
Surprise surprise. Any sniff of appropriation false or not the is all over it
I ate at a Japanese resturuant yesterday guess I was mocking Japanese people😂
I suppose mostly white peoples get offended ))
This story is just click bait now, isn't it?
The world has bigger problems at the moment, than what Adele is wearing or her hairstyle. Who cares about it, honestly? These type of news are totally shallow.
Culture is not a private property, it can be shared and borrowed. No harm done!
I feel really sorry for Adele here. Yet again some small group of miseries has made the news by being offended by something that's not offensive.
Great. We have to all take lessons in culturally diversity and acceptable from people busy tearing themselves apart because of the lack of inclusion borne by El Presidente Don'T Givashit and his like. The United States has enough going on without some worrying about this
Lol at all the butthurt people ! Way to go Adele, you look great!
She grew up around and identifies with Afro-Caribbean culture. This is homage. participation, as evidenced by those in the surroundings. Appropriators see culture as gimmickry and otherness. not a way of life, bc they have no association with it, outside of the imitating.
What a load of rubbish. How is this not discrimination against *HER*?!
Cutting-edge journalism there Guardian - well done
How can someone who is celebrating other cultures be offensive to bloody anyone? and I get called a snowflake 😂 First world problems, this. Not like there’s more serious things happening here in U.K. or anything 😅
Get a grip people!!!
And surely it gets applied the other way as I can think of many examples. The media just looking to stir shit everywhere it can. Don’t you have another Covid article to write
Why is this even a story?
How Silly... Who made African Americans the custodians of Black Culture?... Love her hair thou
Ffs let’s stop bastardizing these concepts! How is this culturalappropriation? Happy to be schooled on it!
Good grief!! A person can no longer have CulturalAppreciation without it being considered culturalappropriation. Way to encourage bigotry instead of honoring these amazing cultures.
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that celebrates Caribbean and African culture in London. USA always gonna hate
Any picture of this overrated singer offends me.
I know she lost a lot of weight but, did she change her face as well?
i think the Black American being over sensitive simply bcoz they are not residing in their ancestors motherland. Deep down they feel left out somehow. It happened recently in Malaysia where suddenly one Indian girl outraged over 1 Malay model donned beautiful Indian dress. Ironic
Very disapppinted that The Guardian took this stance. The only offence was to Americans who have no clue about carnival. Check her timeline, loads of people backing her up. Story out of nothing. Very poor
Who? Who is accusing her? Name them.
CulturalAppreciation When a Beauty celebrates the beauty of diversity in her hometown.
Every time every color of the Rainbow is eating food from other countries is cultural appropiation?, there`s a lot of bullshit in the world
Cultural Appropriation is a load of made up Shit just so Lefty Cry Babies have more reason to throw a tantrum.
The guardian continues its sad descent into Express-lite clickbait. Confected story led entirely by outrage from unnamed ppl on twitter. On this basis, EVERYTHING is an outrage.
Nobody is outraged apart from the media trying to create issues where they don’t exist
This is covert racism. Adele is embracing cultural appreciation. By saying it’s wrong you’re oppressing cultural beauty because you don’t like it. Guess what? We’re not fooled by your failed racism. Adele looks quite lovely may I say.
Ahahahahahahah jesus
Good lord, it's time the professionally offended woke warriors of this would just disappeared. Adele had her hair up and a bikini top on. That's it. She isn't pretending to be a Rastafarian, she's simply having a good time. You sad, miserable, whiny pricks.
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Utter bollocks it’s a hairstyle, it’s all, what happened to believing in equality?
I can literally hear from here Guardian taking the knee.
This is all about American cultural hegemony. Can't do anything to upset The Special Ones.
The media have made this a story. What actually happened was a very small number of commenters on Insta had a whine. It in a normal world it would of been ignored, I’m embarrassed for the for joining on this cheap bandwagon.
Recreational outrage.
These people really ought to get a life
No one really gives a flying fuck!
Now do Beyonce
Na such ting ya Bambaclaat!
This is why no one likes black women... They attack everyone but claim they're unprotected
Oh ffs
Cultural Appropriation ⚖️🖊no proof beyond reasonable doubt
Guess anyone who's offended shouldn't be so easily offended.
The looney left eating their own again 😂😂
So if this is 'cultural appropriation', then would men who dress up as women be 'sex appropriation' and would that also be deemed entirely unacceptable? Just trying to get my head around how this new woke world we now live in works. Adele
It's impossible to believe Adele didn't know she was going to be cancelled by (mostly) white people for this. As you can see in the picture, she seems very worried...
In 2020 there are more important things to be concerned about than Adele’s hairstyle. She’s a Londoner who appreciates black culture. To accuse her of cultural appropriation is nonsense. It’s a hairstyle. Some people look for problems where none exist.
This is an article based on a handful of ignorant tweets. Clickbait, I'd say.
Isn't it a festival to celebrate Caribbean heritage and all that comes with that. I've been to quite a few times between 2000-2010. Haven't been since then because it pulls in such a crowd and the area gets smaller every year with barriers and road closures.
Only in America. ridiculous
There's no such thing as cultural appropriation.
Meh.
at least she's gotten in shape, can't that be appreciated instead?
you’re slow to the party. Your media is old.
I'm Japanese, but I (and probably most other Japanese people) never feel offended when I see a bunch of foreign tourists in Kyoto trying and enjoying Kimono. Rather we're glad to see that. Difference?
So gender appropriation is ok but not cultural. She isnt trying to be someone she isnt
Since when is a hairstyle owned by anyone? I can wear my hair however I want! Period. And what kinda dummy thinks she should go jail for this? Ppl need to get a hobby. 🤦♀️
Stop writing a load of bullshit. We all good with you Adele
She's only wearing for the carnival. This world goes mad.
A load of crap!!
People should be mad at her stylist. She looks like shit.
Before culture, We were humans first. I thought America was the land of the free. But it turns out, its the opposite of what the movies show. It's a racist land (not all people of course) with alot of stupidity and ignorance. The more i learn about America, the more i love India.
Political leaders do it all the time.
who says that has no idea about what carnaval means : no rules, no norms, no dress code. you can be what you want.
Wasn’t black face ‘just dressing up’? If you’re going re-center and start addressing issues, you have to take ownership of your actions and be a change agent.
She DESERVES to be cancelled for her culturalappropriation and WhitePrivilege
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You called this out earlier. No one was saying this. Stop stiring up shit, your not helping yourselves. Stop being hypocrites and unreservedly call this out for the misleading bullshit it is!
She culturally appropriated from a chicken?
Minor celeb gets new haircut. BFD.
I mentioned to leave Americans stuff alone and don’t interfere. And now someone in the UK can’t enjoy something which would be considered normal during the carnival.
Ridiculous! This is exactly the kind of whacked out political correctness that causes people to vote for a guy like Donald Trump. People should be able to wear their hair however they like without worrying about be labeled a racist by pc-crazed whackos.
Who the fuck cares
Wokenism is the pits
How about everyone just wears whatever they want to wear?
Everyone breathe. Let’s ask Jamaicans if they care. I’m guessing they don’t. Only Americans make war over hair.
Cancel culture is toxic.
Why does she look like she just shit herself.
Believe me these people will never be satisfied. Pathetic.
All culture is appropriated if you go back far enough.
So that means I can't wear a blouse with Ukrainian embroidery? Or wear a Chinese silk jacket? Going too far with this.
Random people tweet and that means she's in trouble? Why do random tweeters even justify an article, especially when people respected weigh in on her side?
Cultural appropriation The stupid catch phrases these idiots come up with nowadays. Unreal. And besides, why would she want to dress like that anyway?
Appropriation Integration
FFS Can people literally just give her a break?
She can be proud of a culture. I’m Hispanic. If someone wanted to wear a Hispanic dress I’d say go for it. Such a small thing to be mad over. Cancel culture disease is spreading more rapidly than corona.
please....
Double standards. Hey do you own a patent for that hairstyle? Tell the world if you do. Otherwise shut it. People are being killed all over the world because of ethnicity do not provoke another tension because of stupidity. Adele being white has nothing to do with it.
Real shame that the guardian frets more over news coming from the States than the perspective of the many Black Britons who've helped build the UK
Is it just me or does she look like katyperry ?!
Great pic Adele!
People get over this s*** already please
Stop spreading fake hate. Nobody said that and even if they did just ignore them. How sad and pathetic you are to spread this not needed hate for clicks. Nobody gives a fuck.
🤬 This is not offensive. Half my family is from Trinidad. I go there occasionally & I see tons of white people with blonde hair in dreads. You know what I never see? Anyone complaining about it. Jamaicans don't care about this. 1'st world problems aren't just for white people
*Sista*
Let her live. If she can stand those tight ass Bantu knots she’s a distal to me.
Absolute bullshit!!!!
I'm German and will be deeply offended if I catch any of ya wearing two braids. Look at the cultural appropriation at the Octoberfest when you add a Dirndl (the traditional Bavarian dress) to it. So no, you go CELEBRATE the carnival Adele, because that's what you went there to do
She was dressed for the occasion, The Nottinghill Festival. Just stop it with this outrage.
From here a lady did something to her hair and wore a colourful top...... Go fuckyourselves with our world in tatters you make up some words and write about this...... Lazy
They never seen peoples vocation photos?
I saw this photo the other day, knew CA cries weren’t far behind.
People are just ridiculous these days, crybabies!
The constant whining has turned the new millennium into the least interesting time in human history. F*ck I'm bored, take me back to the 80's!
God forbid we accept anything non-white to be celebrated
I also think her cleavage presents magnificently, and she should be commended
She doesn’t look like the same gal anymore- well over and above weight loss...
Hairstyle bedamned - does she have colon cancer, too?
Is it still ok to dress up as a cat or is Species Appropriation a thing yet? 🤓
Useless pathetic whiners. About as resilient as fairy floss
Cultural Appropriation is not a 'thing'.
It's a hairstyle, for Gawd's sake. She's not selling it to anyone.
FakeOutrage LeaveTheGirlAlone
By whom? A few morons on internets?
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Oh please fuck off. We live in a blended culture, that’s the idea .
I had no idea that my 14 year old self in 1997 was apparently guilty of cultural appropriation. I just thought my hair looked cute. I guess I need to be aware of how I twist or style my hair
Katy Perry doppelgänger. Lol
To black females. Stop straightening your hair and wearing coloured wigs. It's a sign of colonialism and white privilege elites.
Wait! Is it Adele or Katie Perry?
Yeah...that jamaican culture of everyone wearing jamaica bikinis
LOL, who would willingly WANT to look like that
It’s mostly Americans complaining, according to the article. It’s unsurprising given that nation’s current level of insanity. They’re giving themselves a break by picking on Adele, because it’s easier than watching their own house is burning down. SMDH!🙄
i see nothing wrong with this picture. things have gotten pretty stupid...
Oh FFS. What ISN’T cultural appropriation?
Next!
“cultural appropriation” is not real. Someone can use a style from another country or culture if they want to. This is not worth going crazy over.
Whoever said something needs to just shut up about this nonsense already. Blacks in the western world have REAL issues they need to deal with.
You couldn't use a different headline could you? You couldn't say anything abt Notting Hill, our biggest carnival, that's constantly fighting to be allowed to run. No, jump on the political band wagon rather than talk abt celebration.
By African American liberals who know nothing about 'black culture'.😂 They think they speak for this black race but they don't!
She looks cute to me
cultural appropriation
Fake news. I’m sure most people don’t even know which culture she’s appropriating, so I am sure none of them are crying “fowl”. (See what I did there? ;)
Honestly can't anyone leave their box without being criticized for leaving their box? Do we have to diss and hate every African American for straightening their hair? People are allowed too appreciate and even...imitate those they want to look like or admire. Om shanti.
¿Apropiación cultural? Vaya estupidez.
She looks thick as ****.
Then I think we are all in trouble because I think everyone is guilty of this throughout humanity on earth since we started warring with other nations and nicking their cultures thousands of years ago.
She doesn't feel good...
No such thing as cultural appropriation. Anybody who says there is, is talking out of their arse.
That is Katy Perry stop
It seems there's a US/UK divide on this. Yanks needs to stay out of our business. This a Jamaican appreciation festival in Britain.
Bullshit....
I love cultural appropriation. I appropriated a lot from the west.
Rubbish. She looks ok to me
Zero tolerance. ... cancel her
Ridiculous
Lol. I just can’t get over her facial expression. Forget the appropriation debate. This is a great photo 🤣
C.A. aside, it looks a whole mess.
I really would love to understand culturalappropriation compared to culturalAppreciation. I get it sometimes but with Adele’s recent image and people being pissed off with her, I struggle to get it. I’m learning and willing to listen.
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