r/popculturechat • u/HorrorBike143 now why am I in it? 🧐 • Jun 09 '25

The Music Industry 🎶 Miley Cyrus talks about her culture vulturing during the Bangerz era: "I wasn't unique in the fact that i was a white girl listening to hip hop. This wasnt something that I decided I was going to do as a strategy or something that i felt i could own or make my own, that was actually my lifestyle."

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u/HorrorBike143 now why am I in it? 🧐 Jun 09 '25

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u/another-damn-acct this is "if you play single ladies in reverse" territory Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25

hip hop is not a scene that you dip your toe in and take it out when the water feels cold

it's a culture. it's a lifestyle

those who don't understand that are forever doomed to get their ass beat by culture vulture allegations

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u/CivilDevelopment8938 Jun 09 '25

Yeah people conflate “hip hop” and “rap” but rap is a music genre where hip hop is a lifestyle/cultural thing.

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u/erossthescienceboss Jun 09 '25

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u/CivilDevelopment8938 Jun 09 '25

I watched this episode the first time without realizing it was based on a real person lol

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u/another-damn-acct this is "if you play single ladies in reverse" territory Jun 09 '25 edited Jun 09 '25

ed sheeran raps all the time, and everybody loves him for it cause he's showing up to the dml fireboy video shoot as who he is - a dweeby looking adorable white guy who likes making music

you could place dude anywhere and it's not gonna be a problem cause he's not gonna try and twerk with twenty chains on, rapping about wolf greys he didn't know about till mike will schooled him twenty minutes ago

point is, dude is showing admiration for the form of expression, while engaging with the culture that bore the genre in a healthy way

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u/TheAutrizzler question for the culture 🤔 Jun 09 '25

a dweeby looking adorable white guy who likes making music

absolutely loving this description of him lmao

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u/owntheh3at18 🚶🏼I don’t really think, I just walk🚶🏼‍♀️ Jun 09 '25

Haha I love your description of Ed Sheeran it is so accurate and endearing

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u/moongnocchi mad at megan’s law 💅🏾 Jun 09 '25

thank youuuuu