Katy Perry's Influence On American Culture
Even today you can find cultural appropriation in our modern music. M and M is a famous, white male rapper, Justin Timberlake who sings rhythm and blues, and Katy Perry are just a few celebrities who have been criticized for stealing music, and clothing from the black culture. M and M is known across the United States, as one of the best rappers. Rap and hip hop is one of things that defines black culture, yeta white male is considered one of the best. Before rap grew into one of the top selling music genres, many people hated it. They claimed it was not a true talent and would amount to anything. Katy Perry has been criticized on a numerous amount of occasions for stealing from other races. One song that has caused major issues was her song
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Are they too big, too small, what is the perfect size? On television, in magazines, and in games, all you see are slender fair skinned women. They were not curvey, because that meant you overweight, their bottoms were not very plump because that also made you look fat. The women being shared on social media had thin lips, and very pale skin. That is until stars like the Kardashians started using plastic surgery, to get fuller lips, curvy waist and plump bottoms, and also using tanning beds to get darker. Soon they were known for the full lips and thick bodies, and bronze skin when before black women who were built that way were always considered overweight or not beautiful. How can someone who is built and looks almost be the same be better looking than another race? Soon many people began to copy what their stars were doing to get the nice thick body that they believed the Kardashians created. Have you ever heard of the Kylie Jenner lip challenge? For a while a many people were sticking their lips in water, and soda bottles, to make their lips swell to get full, plump lips like Kylie. She is known for the full lip trend that has been going on for about a couple of years, something that black women and other minorities have naturally. She