Adele Ngeri Sedap's Latest Photo Between Praise And Blasphemy

Adele (Instagram @adele)

JAKARTA - Adele has shocked the netizens again. This time it is not far from his latest Instagram upload.

On Monday, August 31, he was seen uploading a photo wearing a bikini with the image of the Jamaican flag and braided hair in a knot.

"Glad to be the Notting Hill Carnival, my beloved London," he wrote in the caption. The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual parade-format event held in London. The photo was uploaded as a form of Adele's disappointment over the cancellation of this carnival.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Notting Hill carnival was canceled and the format changed to virtual.

In a few moments, the upload drew praise and insults. On the one hand, Adele is considered to be doing cultural appropriation for using the Bantu hairstyle incorrectly.

Not to mention about the bikini he was wearing. Although the original purpose of the Notting Hill Carnival was to celebrate Caribbean culture and promote British unity, Adele was definitely not Jamaican.

But on the other hand, some fans also appreciate the photo uploaded by the Hello singer. Naomi Campbell, model Jamaican nationality, even commented in the form of a heart emoji with the Jamaican flag.

What is Cultural Appropriation

Cultural appropriation refers to the concept of borrowing the culture of another person. Usually it is the majority who take the minority culture.

However, cultural appropriation sounds like robbing other people's culture. Because they don't know the history behind a culture.

The bantu knots that Adele wears are African hairstyles that are used for over 100 years. Reporting from NaturallyCurly, September 1, Bantu is one of the ethnic groups in South Africa.

For African women, helping knots is a strong representation of women who are proud of their culture. But not many know this.

Rampant Happening in Indonesia

Maybe you still remember AgnezMo, an Indonesian singer who appeared with her cornrow hair. Like Adele, spells of insults and compliments came together.

He is said to not appreciate black culture. But AgnezMo immediately denied and stated that the hairstyle was called hair plait by Papuan women. Apart from AgnezMo, there are many cultural appropriations that often occur in Indonesia.

Can Style Help the Knots?

All return to each individual. Indeed, there is nothing wrong if someone wants to wear certain ethnic cultural products. But don't lose his real identity.

When you just want to wear something because you want to look unique or part of the way you dress, that is called cultural appropriation. It is better if you can understand the history and context of these cultural products in order to respect the culture of other people.