
ARE YOU REPPING BLACK CULTURE OR EXPLOITING IT? (Feat. Uncle Smiley The DJ)
Hey UN•THERAPIST,
We need your help UN•THERAPIZING something, in your opinion, where’s the line between representation and exploitation?
We had a conversation surrounding the cartoon "Hey AJ" and one of the characters, Captain Durag, a superhero who wears a durag and flies around helping people.
Now, for some people, it was funny. Nostalgic even. But for others, it was offensive.
And what made the conversation even more interesting was that some of the same people who are upset about the character actively wear durags and bonnets themselves.
Once people found out the show's creator was Black…
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