Canadian singer, Justin Bieber has been accused of cultural appropriation after he shared pictures of himself rocking dreadlocks.
Last Sunday, the ‘Sorry’ crooner premiered the controversial hairdo on his Instagram page with a poolside snap with his wife Hailey. The next day, Justin shared another photo of himself in a checkered shirt and a pink pearl necklace.
Bieber had previously been under fire for sporting dreadlocks at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2016. Shortly after, he shaved his hair down to remove the dreads, but not without issuing a statement.
Many black people consider it a form of cultural appropriation when white people wear dreadlocks, although it has been worn for various reasons among diverse cultures.
Cultural appropriation is the adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity. This can be controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from disadvantaged minority cultures.