Black fans are breaking up with K-pop
After two decades of fandom, culture writer Tabby Kibugi could no longer brush off the genre's consistent use of cultural appropriation and slurs.
Culture writer Tabby Kibugi had enough of the genre's consistent cultural appropriation and slurs
Tabby Kibugi fell in love with K-pop while growing up in Kenya in the 2000s. But after two decades of witnessing K-pop artists culturally appropriate and stereotype Black culture, she decided to break up with the genre, she reveals in her recent Teen Vogue article.
Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with Kibugi about the many incidents that led her to step away from her beloved K-pop music.
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Interview with Tabby Kibugi produced by Jean Kim.