A2K contestant criticized for cultural appropriation #kpop #kpopshorts #a2k #twice

[DefinetelynotIzzy]

As an African/Black person (🇳🇬) anyone is free to do braids I don't see why it should be labeled as cultural appropriation.

[chaiblanco]

People these days always create unnecessary problems.

[aanab.o]

IT’S JUST A HAIR STYLE. HAIRSTYLES ARE NOT OWNED BY

[mc_mikey]

Box braids or any other hairstyle are not owned by anyone. Black people frequently use braids to keep their curls safe, but that doesn't mean they own the style. Everyone may use it as long as no one owns it.

[Ehehhehehhhhh]

As an African American I can say that I have no problem but I love when non black try to say something about this like box braids “not braids” 😍, black have a culture and just because you don’t like doesn’t mean you can talk black people when y’all be new this it’s not ne

[Gummypuuff_]

I wouldn’t recommend people without the right hair type to wear box braids because it can damage their hair

[dasmesup]

Bro if a foreigner wore one of our cultural clothing as fashion, i would be so proud. I dont know why most americans always look at the negative 😢

[luraixx]

Just to confirm, from the comments I've read she's not mocking or inappropriately wearing the hairstyle so like do knetz need to research and chill??

[harisalvi]

Korean Netizens are so... 😂😂😂
That's not cultural appropriation for sure
& It's not even box braids
KG is so talented and beautiful
She looks so good & I personally think it's cultural appreciation

[Brouwer-]

A day will come in which speaking a language will be considered cultural appropriation and we will no longer be able to communicate. It seems like I'm exaggerating, but things are truly out of control with these accusations for everything. I'm from the Dominican Republic and if I see someone other than a Dominican saying they invented Merengue, I'd see it as appropriation, but a person from any nationality singing and dancing Merengue makes me feel proud and full of joy. I've seen japanese people singing Merengue and for me that's the best. Have you noticed that most people complaining about cultural appropriation don't even belong to the culture they claim is being appropriated?

[clefdesol]

As an African myself, I don't disagree. It's a hair style

[Lesmu]

한국인들은 그런거 몰라요.. 그런 문화적 배경은 관심도 없고, 알지도 못해요.. 괜히 논쟁 만들지 말아요..

[KSOF_Natty]

Yeah, it's a predominately black hairstyle that goes way back in African/African American culture. But it's also a hair style that anyone can wear, and in comments I see from Black and African people on TikTok and here who have shown their face or hands before do not have a problem with it.
Personally, I'd say stop being as harsh on her, I mean she hasn't even debuted yet and she's already in a controversy. But she also probably knew this wouldn't have taken too nicely on the media now that people really know her name and face.

[goldiethecheetah]

I think it's worse to say the box braids are for black people because I feel it separates us and tell us you can't do that but you can do this only because your of a certain race. Does anyone agree?

[alanbarracchia]

THE CULTURE IS FOR SHARE, NO MORE WORDS

[IJustMakeVideosWhenImBoredLol]

Those aren’t even box braids Ik this bc I’m black 😂😂😂

[fannyyy-kfkx]

As a black person I feel like it’s kinda cool that people like black hairstyles❤️

[Jihyos_soul]

Why do they keep pretending that they know a whole ass culture even though they've just heard of it 😂

[Odysseus_Outis]

Korean Netizens criticized this???.
In Korea, not that many are watching this show and doesn't even know what the box braids are.

[Iknowwhatimdooing]

Everybody claiming that these are box braids are the problem to start with you’re going to try to cancel somebody and don’t even know what the hairstyle they’re wearing is😅, also, if you want to get down into the nitty-gritty to claim every braided hairstyle as box braids is more inherently racist (I don’t think you are but in comparison) than somebody wearing them imo💃 genuinely no hate to anybody, but to try, and say that she is a bad person and racist for wearing these as a child as an act of appreciation because she thought it was pretty I understand being upset and frustrated, but to go lengths to claim that she’s racist is way out of bounds people really need to stop jumping to conclusions as if this is the Olympics really it just chalks down to a kid liking a hairstyle not realizing the gravity or that it would hurt anybody because I bet you if she thought it would offend anybody she would not have done it❤