MW Staff

<span style="caret-color: rgb(212, 212, 213); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49)">Adele has received major backlash after she posted a picture of herself wearing a bikini and Bantu knots to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival.&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(212, 212, 213); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49)">The singer faced accusations of cultural appropriation after she appeared in a Jamaican flag bikini top, feathers adorning her shoulders, gold chains around her neck and wrists, and with her hair curled into tight knots.<span style="caret-color: rgb(212, 212, 213); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49)">“Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London,” she captioned the picture shared on Instagram.

<span style="caret-color: rgb(212, 212, 213); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: rgb(49, 49, 49)">Bantu knots are a traditional African hairstyle that has been around for over a century. Despite its relevance to the African people, this style has often been deemed unprofessional when worn by black people but celebrated when white or fair-skinned people co-opt it. Adele’s attire led to many people calling out the singer on social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

https://twitter.com/mtvcell/status/1300209495860273153&nbsp;

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Adele has received major backlash after she posted a picture of herself wearing a bikini and Bantu knots to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival. The singer faced accusations of cultural appropriation after she appeared in a Jamaican flag bikini top, feathers adorning her shoulders, gold chains around her neck and wrists, and with her hair curled [&hellip;]