Please see: locs, baby hairs, pierced nails, Iggy Azalea.
This cultural appropriation — which is, as our senior editor Evette Dionne says, is “stealing bits from other cultures, then presenting it as edgy or bold… while not acknowledging the origin of the custom” — is hurtful bullshit. The latest appropriated “trend” getting called out: tooth gems.
“Hailey Baldwin wears diamond tooth gems on Instagram,” says Teen Vogue.
“Tooth jewelry is making the ultimate comeback,” says Look Magazine.
Except… it’s not. Tooth decoration has been part of many Black and Latinx people’s looks for years, but that’s not story-worthy. It’s only worth writing about when white people do it.
Things to think about.
title: “Tooth Gems Are Not A Freaking Trend” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-19” author: “Gilda Kaye”
Please see: locs, baby hairs, pierced nails, Iggy Azalea.
This cultural appropriation — which is, as our senior editor Evette Dionne says, is “stealing bits from other cultures, then presenting it as edgy or bold… while not acknowledging the origin of the custom” — is hurtful bullshit. The latest appropriated “trend” getting called out: tooth gems.
“Hailey Baldwin wears diamond tooth gems on Instagram,” says Teen Vogue.
“Tooth jewelry is making the ultimate comeback,” says Look Magazine.
Except… it’s not. Tooth decoration has been part of many Black and Latinx people’s looks for years, but that’s not story-worthy. It’s only worth writing about when white people do it.
Things to think about.
title: “Tooth Gems Are Not A Freaking Trend” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-23” author: “Eugenia Barrios”
Please see: locs, baby hairs, pierced nails, Iggy Azalea.
This cultural appropriation — which is, as our senior editor Evette Dionne says, is “stealing bits from other cultures, then presenting it as edgy or bold… while not acknowledging the origin of the custom” — is hurtful bullshit. The latest appropriated “trend” getting called out: tooth gems.
“Hailey Baldwin wears diamond tooth gems on Instagram,” says Teen Vogue.
“Tooth jewelry is making the ultimate comeback,” says Look Magazine.
Except… it’s not. Tooth decoration has been part of many Black and Latinx people’s looks for years, but that’s not story-worthy. It’s only worth writing about when white people do it.
Things to think about.
