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Yes, Rihanna Allowing White Models To Wear Braids At Her Fenty Show Is Cultural Appropriation, Even As A Black Woman

Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Fashion Show is receiving heavy criticism and backlash over cultural appropriation. The premiere of the long-awaited third annual lingerie fashion show from Rihanna made its ...

box braids

On Tuesday, the Shade Room posted a photo of a doll with brown skin wearing a head full of box braids, smoky eye makeup, and ...
Hip-Hop Wired

Comme des Garçons Apolagizes For Outfitting White Models With Braid Wigs

You ever see something so egregious that you first question if it is actually real? One of the biggest fashion houses in the world just played themselves big time. Their models all walked the runway ...
Newsweek

Rihanna Sparks Cultural Appropriation Debate Over Model Hairstyles

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Rihanna has been criticized for the braided hairstyles worn by non-Black models at the latest Savage X Fenty fashion show ...
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Problem? Teen Vogue Uses Fair Models for African Braids Feature

*We blame the 1 drop rule for this. And before we continue, we certainly are NOT dismissing biracial people, or denying their Blackness. We simply believe that when people, especially Black people, ...