Lil Uzi Vert Responds to Accusations of Cultural Appropriation
Early Sunday morning (Feb. 7), Uzi posted screenshots from his Instagram Story to Twitter, which contained images of one woman and two men, presumably of Hindu culture. The individuals have a symbolic marking on the center of their foreheads, which is called Bindu. In Hindu culture, Bindi is associated with Ajna Chakra or the third eye chakra and signifies the subconscious mind.
Lil Uzi captioned the image, I’m just a Average dude Man, including the man shrugging his shoulders emoji, along with the gem and flame emojis.
A Twitter user named @johnnyHfolly replied to the tweet, raising the question of cultural appropriation. Where r all the people saying cultural appropriation? I guess it doesn t matter when it s asian cultures, she tweeted yesterday afternoon.
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Uzi tweeted on Saturday that he had been saving up since 2017 to buy a diamond from Eliantte & Co., a high-end jewelry company with many celebrity customers. An Instagram story posted by @ceoslow claimed that the stone is worth $24 million. Advertisement Hide
Twitter users were shocked by how expensive the purchase was and asked whether the diamond was worth more than his cars. Advertisement Hide
“Yes, my Bugatti can’t even pay for it,” Uzi tweeted. “All my cars together, plus home.”
Uzi’s latest accessory sparked memes, including references to the Infinity Stones in
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