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a kennedy

(29,680 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2018, 01:11 PM Mar 2018

Now this is going a tad far isnt it?? Bruno Mars is not Black enough to

be singing the style he’s singing??? Or did I misunderstand what’s being said here. I LOVE BRUNO MARS.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/entertainment/bruno-mars-cultural-appropriation-reaction-trnd/index.html

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Now this is going a tad far isnt it?? Bruno Mars is not Black enough to (Original Post) a kennedy Mar 2018 OP

Id bet if he took a DNA test there is some African dna in him kimbutgar Mar 2018 #1

Cultural appropriation--I read this attack on Mars earlier (WAPO) and though wtf? hlthe2b Mar 2018 #2

Who cares? It's just commercial pop music. HeartachesNhangovers Mar 2018 #3

kimbutgar

(21,168 posts)

1. Id bet if he took a DNA test there is some African dna in him

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 01:23 PM

Mar 2018

His Dad is from Puerto Rico. Lot of race mixing and race hiding.

hlthe2b

(102,304 posts)

2. Cultural appropriation--I read this attack on Mars earlier (WAPO) and though wtf?

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 01:25 PM

Mar 2018

Mars is Puerto Rican and Jewish on his Father's side. While only about 12% of Puerto Ricans self-define as Black, an estimated 46% have significant African heritage.

But, even if that was not true... what difference does it make? Where is the line between being influenced by other cultures and incorporating that influence in a respectful manner and exploiting for personal benefit only?

Well, I see the Kardashians (among others) doing the latter, but Mars fully seems to me in the former group.

HeartachesNhangovers

(814 posts)

3. Who cares? It's just commercial pop music.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Mar 12, 2018, 01:26 PM

Mar 2018

Ripping off those who went before you is the bread & butter of pop music. Why take a chance trying to make music that's really new? You won't get any support from the music industry and it probably won't sell, even if it's good.

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