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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yeah my point is that thinking of it as fetishizing black culture is a very narrow view of a much more universal human behavior, where people like whatever they like without bothering to filter it by who found out about it first, and business people maks a buck out of any and every trend no matter where it came from.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

Two things can be true.

[–] theblips@lemm.ee 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What you're saying just isn't true, though, or at least doesn't explain the sheer fascination of contemporary white americans with mimicking every aspect of black culture

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

People have enjoyed mimicking each other the human race began. Things that originate in one culture often have broad appeal [shrug]. I wouldn't call it "sheer fascination" but whatever.