The Designer Of Summer Walker’s Elegant BET Awards Outfit Apologizes For Cultural Appropriation

26-year-old singer Summer Walker–who just announced that they’re pregnant with their second child–got some heat this weekend at the 2022 BET Awards, and I for one am a bit defensive about it because I love a good hoe-outfit. But we can be hoes without bastardizing other cultures. First, Summer shared a picture of themselves in a silver dangling tits-out, short skirt-outfit that would be acceptable in the strip club, a music video, or a Fast and the Furious set. But the people were not feeling it because it may have referenced some slaves of China? Yikes. Then Summer wore another elegant ensemble (above) and people accused Summer of sexualizing the people of Southwest China by appropriating the traditional Hmong jewelry.

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