Tag Archives: K-Pop

A WFRLL TIMELINE: FOREGROUNDING HIP HOP HISTORY

Posted on September 25, 2019 by

Note: This timeline is an attempt on my and Jaeyoung’s parts to show a trajectory and some major moments for hip-hop that potentially put these cultures into conversation. As a result, timeline does not cover every single event that happened … Continue reading →

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[Video] Stitch Tackles TK Park’s K Pop in the Age of Cultural Appropriation

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

Some commentary on this whole thing and why these conversations are necessary: The way Blackness is portrayed & performed across kpop is impossible to miss unless you work at being ignorant. Appropriation of Blackness – hair, slang, aesthetic, etc – … Continue reading →

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[Video] The Cultural Appropriation Conversation: So Very Hairy

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

“The harm of cultural appropriation lies in how the people doing the appropriation of a minority group’s culture, removing it from its context, dehumanize the minority group and dismiss their concerns or humanity.” Cultural Appropriation in the Age of K-Pop … Continue reading →

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Cultural Appropriation in the Age of K-Pop Part Two

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

Did you read Part One? Another issue in how cultural appropriation of Black culture and Blackness leads people to devalue the culture and people they’re copying: across my research for this essay series – and this installment in particular – … Continue reading →

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Cultural Appropriation in the Age of K-Pop Part One

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

“Ideas, cultures, and histories cannot seriously be understood or studied without their force, or more precisely their configurations of power, also being studied. Edward Said, Orientalism “Dressing up as “another culture”, is racist, and an act of privilege. Not only … Continue reading →

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Stitch Likes Stuff – Stitch’s Favorite BTS’ Songs

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

Anyway! Here’s a list of my most favorite BTS songs! I’m glad I can share this sort of purely celebratory
experience with you nerds! Continue reading →

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Antiblackness in the K-pop Industry and its Fandom Spaces: Introduction

Posted on July 6, 2019 by

Anti-blackness is universal. Outside of maybe a handful of countries around the world, there aren’t many places where I’m guaranteed to be entirely free from anti-black racism. Even my home island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands isn’t … Continue reading →

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[Pitch The Stitch] What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Antiblackness in K-Pop Fandom and Industry

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

In case you’ve missed it, I’m doing a project for my website on anti-Blackness in K-pop fandom spaces and why the industry’s understanding and appropriation of Blackness/Black culture for the aesthetics of it all partially fuel the problem. It’s already … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Frustrations #5: K-Pop Groups’ Hood Phases

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

In general, I’m used to Blackness being seen as a cool and fun style to adopt by people who aren’t always clear about how they feel about Black people. Continue reading →

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[Stitch Likes Stuff] Jennie – Solo

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

I love everything that the girls of Blackpink choose to be and do. Jennie, one of my two favorite members of the South Korean girl group of my heart, has recently come out with her first single called “Solo”. It … Continue reading →

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