Photo: Justin Bieber/instagram
Justin Bieber’s hair is styled in dreadlocks, again, and the reviews are mixed.
The “Changes” singer, 27, posted photos on Sunday debuting the new look while on vacation with his wifeHailey Baldwin.
One of the posts, Biebercaptionedwith palm trees emojis.
He latershared a selfieon Monday showing off his dreadlocks without a caption.
Justin Bieber/instagram
Bieber’s friends were fans of his new hairstyle, while many fans criticized it.
“Swags crazy,“Jaden Smithwrote.
Moises Arias, who also has his hair in dreadlocks, commented, “We twinning once more, tripled up with [Jaden] 🦁.”
Kyle Massey called Bieber a “living legend.”
Rapper Lil Gnar added, “Dreads goin up.”
Fans, however, voiced their disappointment and accused the singer of cultural appropriation.
“J, please educate yourself on culture [sic] appropriation…. You shouldn’t be wearing dreads… With Love,” one fan wrote.
Another similarly said, “This is cultural appropriation… I know you can do better.”
“UMM SIR WHAT IS - ,” one fan commented.
“Didn’t you say you were educating yourself about Black culture so what is this foolery,” one person said, in reference to his social media post in June addressing the ways he’s “benefitted off Black culture.”
In June, Biebertook to social mediapromising to “be part of the much needed change” amid racial injustice.
The singer’s latest debut of a dreadlock style isn’t the first time he’s been accused of cultural appropriation for the look.
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In 2016, Biebersported the hairstyle.
Amid backlash, heposted a video on Instagramcaptioned, “Being weird is fun' if u r not weird I don’t like you.”
source: people.com
