Justin Bieber faces cultural appropriation backlash after showing off new dreadlocks

Justin Bieber faces cultural appropriation backlash after showing off new dreadlocks

Justin Bieber faced a number of claims of cultural appropriation in showing off his new dreadlocks Monday.

The Canadian pop star, 27, was seen in multiple shots on his Instagram page Monday with his brown hair in dreadlocks as he sat outdoors in a red top and shorts with blue sneakers.

The Peaches singer’s controversy comes amid the connection between dreadlocks and Black identity and culture, with many social media users calling out the white artist after he was involved in a similar scandal in 2016.

The latest: Justin Bieber faced a number of claims of cultural appropriation in showing off his new dreadlocks Monday in an Instagram post 

‘Just saw Justin Bieber’s story…. my guy, are you f***ing serious??’ one user wrote. ‘He learned absolutely nothing, when it comes to cultural appropriation huh? The way his hair is gonna fall out even more. He better shave it all of when he’s done with it.’

Another user said, ‘Justin Bieber getting dreadlocks after this year of him publicly processing his relationship to cultural appropriation and racism is…… mush for brain vibes. Would say I can’t believe it but I can :(.’

Another user said, ‘Yall Justin Bieber locked his hair. This is my worst nightmare omfg.’

Writer Feminista Jones explained to CNN in 2016 said that ‘cultural appropriation is about the power dynamic.

The superstar artist was seen in multiple shots on his Instagram page Monday with his brown hair in dreadlocks as he sat outdoors in a red top and shorts with blue sneakers

The superstar artist was seen in multiple shots on his Instagram page Monday with his brown hair in dreadlocks as he sat outdoors in a red top and shorts with blue sneakers 

Details: The Peaches singer’s controversy comes amid the connection between dreadlocks and Black identity and culture

‘When people with power and privilege decide to “validate” customs and traditions that oppressed people have long been marginalized for by saying “This is the hot new thing,” then we have serious problems.’

Other celebrities who have past been linked to cultural appropriation scandals include Kim Kardashian, Iggy Azalea and Miley Cyrus.

The Love Yourself singer caught flak earlier this year for using the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King for nearly two minutes on his latest album, Justice.

‘I know that I cannot simply solve injustice by making music but I do know that if we all do our part by using our gifts to serve this planet and each other that we are that much closer to being united,’ the Baby singer said on Twitter of the controversy in February.

A number of fans took to Twitter critical of Bieber's dreadlocks

A number of fans took to Twitter critical of Bieber’s dreadlocks