• pyre@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    or, you know, black culture has been very prolific and makes good art so it appeals to a lot of people. I think calling it fetishizing is a bit insulting to the counter itself; as if it doesn’t have its own merit.

    dominating the art scene had been historically true of a lot of minorities in various countries. I guess art is one thing you can’t take away from people easily.

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      16 days ago

      I think it is fetishizing when you systemically oppress black people but coopt their art.

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        16 days ago

        that’s appropriation, and black people themselves are fetishized, but I don’t know if that’s appropriate to say about the culture.

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          16 days ago

          The black people are being farmed for cash by the executives and stockholders.

          “The Black Youth” were motivated to buy a whole new identity to relate to country. They are taking back something from white people. Buy buying the things to make them look country.

          Things that were lacking buyers from traditional demographics because they had always been country. Now those companies have more people to sell to. Same owners tho.

          That’s the key fetish. Money.