I've been in the rooms where these decisions get made, and the justification usually sounds something like this…"We're not stealing, we're celebrating."
this is so interesting- also seeing this becoming more common in my context with the rise of ‘scandanavian scarf’ and ibiza blouses - or Gucci’s take on an ‘indian saree’ for Alia Bhatt at Cannes
Thank you for talking about this because me and my close circle are ALWAYS venting about the co-opting of radical language into corporations and non-black people and it’s all so exhausting.
Charlotte, this was a sharp, refreshing read to come back to. You’ve put words to something a lot of us have felt but rarely pause to name. Clear-eyed, necessary, and no fluff.
this is so interesting- also seeing this becoming more common in my context with the rise of ‘scandanavian scarf’ and ibiza blouses - or Gucci’s take on an ‘indian saree’ for Alia Bhatt at Cannes
Thank you for talking about this because me and my close circle are ALWAYS venting about the co-opting of radical language into corporations and non-black people and it’s all so exhausting.
Charlotte, this was a sharp, refreshing read to come back to. You’ve put words to something a lot of us have felt but rarely pause to name. Clear-eyed, necessary, and no fluff.