Hunger Games Actress Declares Hair Styles Racist, Tied to Trayvon Martin

The Pundit Press ^ | 4/17/2015 | Thomas

[therightliveswithus]

In the latest part of the outrage parade, a 16 year old Hunger Games star has declared the use of certain hair styles as racist. According to Amandla Stenberg, non-blacks wearing cornrows represent ‘cultural appropriation’ and slammed popular public figures for using the style in their fame.

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Buzzfeed has a particularly bizarre article relating to the video. In it, it shows stills and gifs of Stenberg’s rant. In part, Stenberg declared that the rise of white rappers Macklemore and Iggy Azalea have been tied to their ‘appropriation’ of black culture. She states that their increased popularity has been in part influenced by large scale protests regarding the killings of Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner.

She finishes the video with what she sees as a poignant point: “What would America be like if it loved black people as much as it loves black culture?”

[therightliveswithus]

Cornrows?

[lesko]

go away, little kid

[kaehurowing]

It’s all Bo Derek’s fault!

[Personal Responsibility]

White musicians have been “appropriating” black music for decades. From Elvis to Led Zeppelin to Eminem. This is nothing new. She should learn some history and stop trying to sound cool by using the latest outrage catchphrase.

[digger48]

Even if f I’d heard of any of them, I’d still need Kevin Bacon to help me figure out that connection

[cripplecreek]

“What would America be like if it loved black people as much as it loves black culture?”

I have zero use for "Black Culture", I love many fine black people who happen to be great Americans who aren't fixated with their race.

[ClearCase_guy]

When white people appropriate black culture, it demeans them.
When black people appropriate while culture, it elevates them.

It's the difference between Miley Cyrus and Clarence Thomas.

[GeronL]

Idiocy speaks

[cripplecreek]

And speaking of cultural appropriation, put yer damn hands down.

[Kirkwood]

Says the girl wearing hair style, makeup style, and fashion style originating in white culture.

[King Moonracer]

I got news for that little kid, corn rows don’t help their body odor. They don’t wash those braids.

[Truth29]

Another actor who just can’t shut up and act. Now she has polarized herself and her audience will have to choose sides - bad for business.

[GeronL]

Looks like braided hair from all those mideival films, right?

[cripplecreek]

I don’t recall seeing cornrows before Bo Derek did it.

[Vendome]

So are black people acting white and speaking without a negro dialect “Uppity”?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Don’t see her standing up for Mohawk Indians.

[newfreep]

Another disciple of the racist revRunts...

[ebersole]

I was going to say the exact same thing! I deem her relaxing her hair every 4-6 weeks, curling her bangs with a curling iron and pulling her hair back (probably with a pink scrunchie) is racist against the white culture.

[Lizavetta]

non-blacks wearing cornrows represent ‘cultural appropriation’

What does this asshat think of black women appropriating white straighter hair...

... and white narrower noses?

[EBH]

Yeah...it couldn’t be a celebration of cultural sharing...