{"id":29117,"date":"2022-07-18T11:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T18:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=29117"},"modified":"2023-05-28T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T20:09:13","slug":"blackpinks-jennie-have-come-underfire-for-cultural-appropriation-in-the-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/blackpinks-jennie-have-come-underfire-for-cultural-appropriation-in-the-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"BLACKPINK\u2019s Jennie have come underfire for cultural appropriation in &#8216;The Idol&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After it was revealed that <strong>BLACPINK<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Jennie<\/strong> would be making her acting debut in the upcoming <strong>HBO<\/strong> series &#8220;<strong>The Idol<\/strong>&#8221; alongside<strong> The Weeknd<\/strong> and<strong> Lily Rose Deep<\/strong> in the trailer released ahead of its premiere, the idol received heavy criticism after a scene in which she is accused of <strong>cultural appropriation<\/strong> was revealed.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Jennie can be seen as a backup dancer among her co-stars, where the K-Pop group member wore <strong>braids<\/strong> in her hair. The <strong>hairstyle<\/strong> has become a topic of discussion among netizens to show reasons why it should not be worn due to its history and significance.<\/p>\n<p>Previously many idols have been denounced for cultural appropriation in relation to hairstyles, even BLACKPINK experienced it, <strong>Lisa<\/strong> was accused for her hairstyle in her music video &#8220;<strong>MONEY<\/strong>&#8221; from her album &#8220;<strong>LALISA<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JQYJEY\/status\/1548812348126896128\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jennie girl why do u have cornrows in ur hair?? They look tight too! Like girl it\u2019s 2022 and we still doing this?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YidXXi1DEo\">pic.twitter.com\/YidXXi1DEo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mo \ud83d\udc96 (@JQYJEY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JQYJEY\/status\/1548812348126896128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You may also like: <\/p>\n<p>Although Jennie has been criticized, many netizens claim that the blame for such image lies with the <strong>creators<\/strong> of the program. Also, many have argued that the blame cannot be placed on just one person or part of the team as there are many involved.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>However, it seems that the issue of the idol&#8217;s hairstyle is not the only issue in <strong>controversy<\/strong> about the series. Since the trailer&#8217;s release, viewers have expressed concern due to the <strong>sexualization<\/strong> of the female cast and the twisted aspects of the story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HBO\/status\/1548683945889390594\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From the sick and twisted minds of Sam Levinson and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theweeknd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TheWeeknd<\/a>, starring Lily-Rose Depp, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THEIDOL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#THEIDOL<\/a> is coming soon to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hbomax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@hbomax<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TnEAUjHjzt\">https:\/\/t.co\/TnEAUjHjzt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HBO (@HBO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HBO\/status\/1548683945889390594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After it was revealed that BLACPINK&#8216;s Jennie would be making her acting debut in the upcoming HBO series &#8220;The Idol&#8221; alongside The Weeknd and Lily Rose Deep in the trailer released ahead of its premiere, the idol received heavy criticism after a scene in which she is accused of cultural appropriation was revealed. 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