NP. My best friend as a child was Black. (She is still one of my absolute closest friends forty years on, one of the most important people in my life.). Her mom did my long blond hair up in braids and beads. It was an act of love, and I think the idea that my parents should have refused is crazy.

??? This is not cultural appropriation.

As a Black woman, if I saw your little girl out with beads in her hair, I’d assume you all just got back from vacation, OR she has Black friends and thought their hair was pretty.

Those of you screaming this is cultural appropriation don’t actually know what cultural appropriation is.

PS - the issue with Kim K. sporting the Fulani braids wasn’t the braids. It was calling them Bo Derek braids that got folks noses out of joint.

Anonymous wrote:The responses are wild. I'm Indian, and I have seen other races wear bindis and saris and I think it's a lovely homage.

Human beings can express themselves however they want. FFS.

I love Indian clothes, so pretty. That’s the way a lot of immigrants feel.

The idea that a hairstyle can only belong to one group or the dumbest, most asinine thing I’ve ever heard. I cannot believe that this is even a concept to troll. It is stupid beyond belief.

This. Let her wear her hair as she wants.

The responses are wild. I'm Indian, and I have seen other races wear bindis and saris and I think it's a lovely homage.

Human beings can express themselves however they want. FFS.

Anonymous wrote:Although I do not speak for all black people, I am a black woman who does believe in cultural appropriation, but who also believes that this isn't it. I say she can do it if she (and you) wants.

I think that some people push the cultural appropriation too far. Americans are pretty blended. Or at least we should be by now. There’s no hate liking something that is usually found only in one ethnicity.

You can wear something from a different culture because you appreciate the culture. You can’t wear something from another culture as a costume for example Black face or Asian makeup. So many Americans are mixed ethnicities anyway, who gives anyone the right to claim ownership of a culture.

My five year old likes pizza but we’re not Italian. Is that cultural appropriation? Should I make him stop?

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Anonymous wrote:I think Dutch braids with cute hair ties at the ends would achieve what she’s looking for

But then the Dutch will get all worked up.

This first post is the answer right here. Second one made me literally lol.

America is the land of borrowing/using ideas from other cultures and countries, especially fashion. So, I say sure, why the heck not? Unless you are doing it in a way that us playful and fun and not somehow mocking or degrading someone, why not? It is naiive to think we are mist stick to our narrowly defined little cultural groups "norms" and we are not allowed to enjoy or have fun playing around with the beautiful or fun things that other groups of people have discovered or enjoyed. No one "owns" braids. No one "owns" specific hairstyles.

We have done it several times with our DDs. I wouldn't worry about it.

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sick of this cultural appropriation nonsense! Just perpetuates division and inequality.

This. The little girl wants to look like her friend. It’s adorable.

And seriously, anyone can wear braids or straighten their hair or dye it blonde or black.

I would never let my daughter do this. There are probably going to be many times you will say no to something her friends are doing. Make this one of them.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not fine. it's cultural appropriation. Full stop.

It’s no more cultural appropriation than Black people dying their hair blonde. It’s a fashion choice. I think she would look ridiculous with a whole head of beads plus she’s 5 years old. Just tell her not right now.

That is a wild statement. You need to learn the definition of cultural appropriation.

I think everyone in this thread should learn the definition if they’re going to keep accusing everyone else of it constantly. First of all, it’s effing stupid, and secondly, all of the sheep bleating the loudest have NO CLUE what they’re talking about.

It is offensive to sheep for you to make this characterization. We are baaaa-bigger than that.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not fine. it's cultural appropriation. Full stop.

It’s no more cultural appropriation than Black people dying their hair blonde. It’s a fashion choice. I think she would look ridiculous with a whole head of beads plus she’s 5 years old. Just tell her not right now.

That is a wild statement. You need to learn the definition of cultural appropriation.

I think everyone in this thread should learn the definition if they’re going to keep accusing everyone else of it constantly. First of all, it’s effing stupid, and secondly, all of the sheep bleating the loudest have NO CLUE what they’re talking about.

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who knows what cultural appropriation is, please post definition and example.

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