(G)I-DLE Yuqi’s Recent Hair Styling Sparks Debate Due To Alleged Cultural Appropriation
(G)I-DLE Yuqi‘s hair in the recent music video has sparked a debate.
Recently, the group released the music video for their song “Klaxon.”
One hairstyle particularly caught the attention of fans.
In a video posted on social media for the song’s challenge, Yuqi was dancing and her hair once again caught the attention of fans.
When the video was posted, many thought it was cultural appropriation as she was seemingly wearing box braids. Cultural appropriation is defined as “the unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.”
As many netizens saw the hair and thought they were box braids, they took to social media to share their anger.
who da FUCK did your hair https://t.co/FvgDi1EfwH
— vivi the creator :3 (@ILUVVlVl) July 8, 2024
(G)I-DLE's continuous insensitivity and appropriation of black culture… https://t.co/FM3sg9jL3c pic.twitter.com/7gsEggFx4X
— ⍤ (@jisuluver) July 8, 2024
#tired of them😭 https://t.co/cLQLtWHfRA
— nyla number 1 makoto nijima stan (@p3rfectl0v3) July 8, 2024
as a mixed black & pasifika woman, i think i deserve financial compensation for sitting through this dumb ass video https://t.co/ZVeOFEsdV3
— lottie ⁷/₈ ⋆ 🧸 (@gommy__bear) July 8, 2024
Some groups get away with too many things on this app https://t.co/w3x3SujZhr
— Jeongwoo akgae (@woocheolbot) July 9, 2024
Yet, other fans claimed it wasn’t actually box braids, and while no cultural appropriation was going on, the hairstylist needed to be fired because the hairstyle wasn’t good at all. Many fans even said it was offensive to compare the quality and style of Yuqi’s hair to box braids.
I’m black and that’s not box braids at all but the hairstylist needs to be fired asap https://t.co/Hy1cZrDO9g
— ཐིཋྀ ²🏜️ (@kweenkarr) July 8, 2024
As a black neverland ,it's genuinely embarrassing to refer to these as box braids💀. Other black people may disagree but this isn't ca in my opinion,that hairstylist just needs to be sent to the deepest depths of hell and never let out https://t.co/0CotNdtV7J
— Lily (@Lilliesforlily) July 9, 2024
these are just normal ass braids the qrts are foul
they are ugly asf though yuqi please talk to your stylist https://t.co/bYJyh1QsyF
— els 🧸 • 🥠 (@starlightseung) July 9, 2024
Everyone is freaking out over her hair in the qrts but I’m confused cuz they don’t look like box braids at all. 😭 The video isn’t the best quality so I can’t see it too well but I’m 99% sure her style is just ribbons intertwined with french braids using her real hair https://t.co/g2ou80qP6O
— Alyx! 🩶 (@envyzinnia) July 8, 2024
