The singer Adele stoked controversy this week by appearing in a Carnival outfit, complete with Bantu knots -- a style traditionally worn by people of African descent -- and a bikini top with the Jamaican flag. Predictably, the Twitter mobs jumped immediately, with many in the media calling the singer out for cultural appropriation and cultural insensitivity.
Adele and the local nature of social norms
Adele and the local nature of social norms
Adele and the local nature of social norms
The singer Adele stoked controversy this week by appearing in a Carnival outfit, complete with Bantu knots -- a style traditionally worn by people of African descent -- and a bikini top with the Jamaican flag. Predictably, the Twitter mobs jumped immediately, with many in the media calling the singer out for cultural appropriation and cultural insensitivity.