Stella McCartney: “Cash Me Making a Profit Off of African Culture!”

Stella McCartney’s Spring 2018 Collection recently debuted and it’s clear that white people have not learned from the past mistakes of the Kardashian-Jenner Klan. These "African Auntie" inspired looks have garnered a lot of negative commentary for the obvious cultural appropriation.

Here’s a hint Stella: It’s okay to be inspired by a certain culture, design, and then produce a mediocre clothing line. I ain’t mad at you for that. I’m not gonna say you need my permission to make what Black Twitter describes as clothing used to cook and pick up long-lost relatives from the airport high fashion. You may, however, want to consider hiring people from said cultures to walk in your show. Representation is everything and a necessity nowadays, the Oscars made that clear.

In Stella’s defense, the appropriation of black culture is just about as overlooked and ignored as racism in America. From Taylor Swift to Rachel Dolezal to Marc Jacobs, it seems as though apologies are only issued when Black Twitter drags a brand into the middle of next week. Black people are poppin' and everything we influence turns to gold; there is no arguing that. We all know this won't be the last time something like this happens but I for one just wish black people would get half the love and appreciation our culture does.

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