Adele broke the internet on Sunday after she uploaded a photo wearing a Jamaican Bikini and Bantu knots.The British Pop singer shared the now-viral image on Instagram as a tribute to UK’s Notting Hill Carnival. Jamaicans React To Adele’s Viral Bikini Photo With Memes & Dancehall Remixes. In the photo, Adele is wearing a Jamaican flag-themed bikini and a pair of yoga pants with her hair curled up in bantu knots and adorned with feathers jutting out of the back. Like what you see here? Many Black American observers, like Philadelphia journalist Ernest Owens, labeled her styling as cultural appropriation because she is a white English woman wearing a Jamaican flag, with her hair in a traditional African hairstyle. A post shared by Adele (@adele) on Aug 30, 2020 at 3:17pm PDT Black Twitter reacted to her post with memes and cultural puns. Many shared the belief that Black Americans were the only Black people offended by her look.
The photo shows the "Hello" singer wearing Bantu knots and a Jamaican flag bikini, as well as acid-wash leggings and a yellow feathered headdress. "This officially marks all of the top white women in pop as problematic.

As an ode to the in-person merriment, the Grammy Award-winning British singer captioned her Instagram post, “Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London.”, Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London , A post shared by Adele (@adele) on Aug 30, 2020 at 3:17pm PDT.

“Cultural appreciation can easily turn into cultural appropriation. Adele was swiftly mocked on Twitter, as many accused her of cultural appropriation.

no one is gatekeeping blackness by laughing at adele. Carnival has been making these statements for 50 years.”. WhatsApp.


Jamaicans React To Adele’s Viral Bikini Photo With Memes & Dancehall... A post shared by The Tropixs (@thetropixs), Jamaicans React To Adele’s Viral Bikini Photo With Memes & Dancehall Remixes, Shenseea & Romeich Ends Beef With Foota Hype, Dancehall Veteran Major Mackerel Leg Amputated. Delroy Jackson-August 30, 2020. Adele has inspired a slew of memes and accusations of cultural appropriation with her new Instagram post. If 2020 couldn't get anymore bizarre, Adele is giving us Bantu knots and cultural appropriation that nobody asked for. Every year, the cultural streetfest takes place on the streets of Notting Hill, but this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s gone virtual. Those in favor of Adele’s stylishness reacted to her post with fondness, labeling her repurposing of Jamaica’s national banner and knotting of her blonde locks instead “cultural appreciation.”, I get cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation however yall love to pick and choose which one is which and then cancel some people then close your eyes for others. Subscribe to our daily newsletter to get more of it. Overall, most reactions were on either side of these perspectives. since. The Grammy Award-winner's picture set off another debate. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation.

“Happy what would … "Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London," she wrote, alongside a photo of herself that was apparently taken at last year's event. “That’s normal practice for us; it’s not something that we’re just jumping on now because of the current global climate and what’s going on. How thin is the line between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation? When I first saw the image of Adele, clad in a Jamaican flag bra and sporting tight blonde Bantu knots, my bleary eyes merely scrolled past it, assuming it to be some kind of weird photoshopped meme of the day. The photo, apparently taken at last year's event, shows the singer wearing Bantu knots and a Jamaican flag bikini. Adele's decision to wear the Jamaican flag has also sparked confusion and memes, including dancehall-inspired remixes of her popular songs.

“For more than 50 years, Carnival has been a statement that Black Lives Matter,” said Phillip. pic.twitter.com/nlHH4dNNAt.

And for once, Adele’s recent weight loss wasn’t the focus of all the attention.

Her decision to wear the country's flag has sparked confusion and many memes, including dancehall-inspired versions of her popular songs.