In short: Erasure. White people wearing cornrows and not openly acknowledging the style's past — while also trying to rebrand it or take ownership — is a problem because of what Black people ...

Cornrows do have a a lot of meaning behind [them], but then again, people like fashion. And every time you wear something in fashion, you don’t always know the meaning behind it.

That is why white people need to leave cornrows alone. Nettrice Gaskins IT ONLY REQUIRES some time to consider the nature of human culture throughout history to understand why this sort of outrage ...

Cornrows are just the tip of the follicle, but because so many white celebrities have adopted this hairstyle, it has become the public platform to discuss the broader topic of cultural appropriation.

It’s 2015, and cultural appropriation continues to be a powder keg topic. With that in mind, let us document why white people and corn rows makes for a usually awkward, and struggle imbued mix ...

Appropriation or appreciation? The debate surrounding whether or not it's okay for white people to wear traditionally black hairstyles is perennial, polarizing, and incredibly nuanced.

Here we go again. This time last year, Kylie Jenner was called out for wearing her hair in cornrows by the ~internet~ and also Amandla Stenberg, who went on to write an essay about cultural ...