What are Bantu knots, and why has Adele sparked cultural appropriation claims for wearing the hairstyle?
metro.co.ukAdele got the Internet talking late last night, August 30, after sparking a cultural appropriation conversation.The Hello singer, 32, posted a photo to her Instagram account wearing a Jamaican flag print bikini top, leggings and had her hair in a style known as bantu knots.Adele posted the photo in support of Notting Hill Carnival – an annual festival in London typically led by the West Indian community, and a big celebration of black and black British culture – which was cancelled this year.In the caption for her photo, Adele wrote: ‘Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London.’While some praised Adele and her message of support for Notting Hill Carnival, others have accused her of cultural appropriation, with the hairstyle.
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