CULTURAL APPROPRIATION IN CPOP THREAD bc a lot of cpop stans like to cover it up (this will be mostly about hair but if you want to add more go ahead):
ok so first of to start of this thread I just want to say over the past couple of years cultural appropriation has increased in cpop and fans continually dismiss it and itâs very sad to see as a black cpop stan
a lot of non black stans are choosing to stay ignorant and choose to ignore the current issues I barely saw any of them speak on blm over the past few months
so with that said Iâm gonna show you some photos of ca on idols and why they need to be talked about
first to start of the thing that made me even decide to make this thread was yao chenâs ca which happened in the last 72 hours I still see very few people addressing it
the worst part is that I kinda felt yao chen would be the first one in r1se to do ca which is dishes that I would even have to think that it would happen
next we have huang minghao I remember waking up when these photos dropped and I was so disappointed like out of anyone I wasnât expecting justin like his makeup and fit was cute but the hair ruined it he wouldâve done fine without it
next we have chengcheng I almost forgot abt him but then I remembered the durag which I was just like ??? bc durag ca is the most pointless itâs not made for your hair texture and then for the dreads I literally almost forgot just bc stans covered it up that well
and as you can see itâs not working out with his hair texture at all and shouldâve been avoided
next we have xiao gui what bothers me abt him is that he does it so often and everyone tells him it doesnât look good on him but he still does it anyways he does it so often that his album cover has him with dreads and he needs to be stop bc it just doesnât look good
these are literally the photos that come up when you search ciao gui dreads and theyâre not all from the same time that says something
then we have luhan and whew chile was his terrible it was a mess it did not work for his hair at all and then whatâs worse is the caption where it says âdirty braidsâ the fact thatâs what they call dreadlocks in china is disrespectful and offensive in itself
next we have yibo cornrows from eoeo era this shit looked so bad but the parts were at least clean ig but thatâs not the point it did not look good and it looked like his hair was finna fall out
like this was not it yibo no no no the cornrows were bad and he added the braids in it just got worse throw the whole look away
I bet you thought it was only finna be the boys but nope we have joyce chu with her wannabe dreads/braids idk even know what to call these but they donât look right
and next we have g.e.m our iron vocal she really went out and said yep this works like no it looks terrible with her hair texture and itâs not doing the hairstyles justice at all
and then we have jolin tsai her outfits are always stunning and amazing I donât know why she felt the need to add a dash of cultural appropriation into it where it wasnât needed
and then I was scrolling through jolin weibo and saw this idol with ca idek who it is but his dreads donât look good and he need to take them out
bringing it back to the boys with yuehua of oner I hated this so much like howcome lingchao and ziyang can look normal but you decided yeh no.... plus this nigga lived abroad before whatâs his excuse

then we have me girl zhong xin from chuang 2020 like sis looks so cute without the bow braids what was the reason they ainât look cute
then we have wang ke also and this one is especially disappointing bc itâs her weibo profile picture
girl you have so many good pictures with better hair and you chose this one

then then we have vava like no I know your a rapper and you think it gives you âswagâ but in reality it doesnât look good on you periodt like it just doesnât at all
like Iâm all here for the c women in rap but not when they pull shit like this box braids and dreads are not your hiphop aesthetic and thatâs dinal
now your probably wondering why it so important to educate these idols we love so much in why this is wrong and for that I direct you to this thread
https://twitter.com/mwagiramuriithi/status/1269270231945547776?s=21 https://twitter.com/mwagiramuriithi/status/1269270231945547776
https://twitter.com/mwagiramuriithi/status/1269270231945547776?s=21 https://twitter.com/mwagiramuriithi/status/1269270231945547776
it explains it detail why these hairstyles will never be just hair for black stans and why itâs so so SO important to hold these idols accountable when they do cultural appropriation
now thatâs the end of my thread support black small businesses https://twitter.com/thefemalecope/status/1284661426007633920?s=21 https://twitter.com/thefemalecope/status/1284661426007633920
and hereâs some petitions to sign they donât take much time please sign them https://twitter.com/gldnferns/status/1286701615127371777?s=21 https://twitter.com/gldnferns/status/1286701615127371777
and thatâs the end of my thread please start holding these idols accountable
-sincerely, a black cpop stan
-sincerely, a black cpop stan
ok not the end of my thread I think this is a meme we of the9 but Iâm not sure this tiktok is now deleted but the ca is whew the braids
and I think that is desi culture being appropriated too but I canât speak on that really so yeh

like sure it deleted but she still never actually apologized and a lot of fans are still heavily defending her which is not ok HOLD YOUR DAVES ACCOUNTABLE
somebody just reminded me abt yay these were recently on her weibo but she has a past of ca if I do recall
but like fr guys keep your faves accountable covering it up and saying they did nothing wrong is ignorant and privileged also not speak abt it is privileged Iâm black I canât just walk a from my melanin and say âtoday Iâm not blackâ like no