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Singer Adele’s latest Instagram post to commemorate the Notting Hill Carnival has not been well received by many of her fans. The singer published a photo this Sunday to pay tribute to the carnival that has been celebrating Caribbean culture every year since 1966. This year it was held for the first time in a virtual space.
“Happy what would be the Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London 🇬🇧🇯🇲”, Adele wrote in the caption of the photo.
In the photo, the singer is seen wearing a bikini top decorated with the Jamaican flag and sporting her hair in Bantu knots, a traditional African hairstyle.
Soon after, many criticized her for cultural appropriation.
“Dear white people, please be yourself and stop this forever with cultural appropriation,” someone commented.
“Adele, the Bantu knots were unnecessary. The bikini top with the Jamaican flag was unnecessary … Please stop it.”
Another said that “black women are discriminated against for wearing cultural hairstyles like Bantu knots and locomotives, but white women are not, that is not fair and that is why people are pissed off.”
Some, however, spoke in their favor and said it was not inappropriate for them to celebrate.
“I’m from the Caribbean and that’s why we have festivals / carnival,” wrote one fan. “For others to appreciate and celebrate our culture. Nothing inappropriate here.”
“This made me smile. It shows the impact my little island has on the whole world. How influential we really are,” wrote another.
