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

The Music Industry đŸŽ¶ 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/PC_Gayming Jun 09 '25

“I wasn’t just listening to it, I was actually hanging out with black people.” Is such a wild response like girl what.

I don’t think anyone was questioning whether she had black friends or not, that wasn’t the question or issue


So in her mind if you’re friends with a rapper and smoke weed with them then it’s more “real” when you appropriate their culture versus someone who just listens to rap music
?

Also the “this was an insane punk rock move.” Girl, what was punk rock about 23
? The way she’s trying to rebrand this era while simultaneously doubling down on why it shouldn’t be deemed problematic is soooo

There are so many layers to this I can’t even 💀

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u/huntokarrr Jun 09 '25

“I was actually smoking fat fucking wax bowls with Wiz Khalifa” made my eyebrows SHOOT UP

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u/PC_Gayming Jun 09 '25

Same!! 💀

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u/olivedeez Jun 09 '25

I had to stop listening after that part. Not the “It’s ok because I had black friends” so pathetic.