Beyoncé channels Marilyn Monroe and suddenly Piers Morgan and white America are up in arms, crying cultural appropriation. But let’s break it down—what is cultural appropriation? Who defines it? And why is it only a problem when a Black woman embodies a white icon?
In this video, I dive into the double standards of cultural expression in America, unpack the outrage around Beyoncé’s look, and ask the real question: Can Black Americans even appropriate whiteness when whiteness has spent decades commodifying us?
Is Beyoncé guilty—or is this just more selective outrage from a culture used to borrowing, but never giving credit?
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