Is Adele Famous Because She's White?
Privilege? The Debate Over Adele, Whiteness And R&B Music Is All Over Twitter
Is Adele Famous Because She’s White?
Adele’s new video just dropped and everyone is talking about it. However, it didn’t take long for a debate to spark. People are arguing that she’s only getting so much attention because she’s White. Others are going deep into the debate with other angles. Just click through and see the back-and-forth and chip in.
Is Adele famous because she’s White? Is she more talented than every other Black artists? And…Keyshia Cole is in there, too. Just click and sound off.
Adele's ex wasn't Black because it's already been scientifically proven through very scientific processes that black men don't cheat. Next.
— warlock jones (@tacojenkins) October 23, 2015
Things were lighthearted at first…
But, some jawns from #QueenLatifahTwitter will write think pieces. “Is Adele Saying Black Men Are Dogs In Her New Video?”
— Dynamics • £ (@theDYNAMICS) October 23, 2015
Yes Adele is going to be a successful soul and pop artist because she's easy to sell, Black women are not in this industry.
— DJ ALMA (@SydneyA) October 23, 2015
Then things got pretty intense
Sure, Adele can sing. I bought her last album. I plan to purchase 25. She still isn't doing anything Black women haven't already done.
— Evette Dionne (@freeblackgirl) October 23, 2015
People on my timeline pretending if Adele was a dark-skinned black women she'd still have had this promotion & success. NOPE.
— monstrous (@marcuswstow) October 23, 2015
#tweetlikeafeminist RT @DavidJ_XV Adele garbage, we know that. Black men love her though. Cause Black men love any woman who's fat and white
— bLACk (@KingUlyssesIV) October 23, 2015
While some of the outrage got out of hand. Black men caught strays.
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To be more specific, most of those debating the superiority of Adele are Black men. pic.twitter.com/X2vHIwe8L1
— Evette Dionne (@freeblackgirl) October 23, 2015
You know what's interesting about this argument re: Adele and white R&B? The Black men participating seem to love white women.
— Xavier D'Leau (@XavierDLeau) October 23, 2015
I can't even hate on Adele cus she's legit making good music. She's not appropriating anything. Can someone explain this.
— Dirt Bag. (@Lloyd_Oski) October 23, 2015
Some people are making the argument that Adele’s just talented and is on another level.
Black people saying Adele is taking up Black space. Why did you leave that space open and start making mediocre music.
— Dirt Bag. (@Lloyd_Oski) October 23, 2015
They’re also making the case that there aren’t any Black artists as good as Adele.
What you won't do is say there aren't any black female vocalists who can hold a candle to Adele. With your Billboard music playlists
— DarkSkintDostoyevsky (@daniecal) October 23, 2015
However that argument doesn’t really hold a candle because there are plenty of Black artists who deserve attention
Do not dismiss black artistry because Adele is the breadth of your 'deep music' .
— DarkSkintDostoyevsky (@daniecal) October 23, 2015
And that goes for the 'ghetto' artists to the indie ones. A lot of black artists are making great music.
— DarkSkintDostoyevsky (@daniecal) October 23, 2015
However, what is Adele doing that Jazmine Sullivan, K.Michelle and Keyshia Cole aren't? Yet, Adele is a Grammy's darling.
— Evette Dionne (@freeblackgirl) October 23, 2015
However, things flew off the rails when Keyshia God Almighty Cole’s name got brought into the debate.
RT @KMJeezy: Just scrolled past a Keisha Cole Adele comparison at WARP SPEED. pic.twitter.com/pZSBrBo8wm
— AnneFrank (@zuri_one) October 23, 2015
Buddy said Keyshia Cole , OF ALL PEOPLE, can out sing Adele. pic.twitter.com/rOOqyuUBxU
— Patriots 5-0 (@enimsahJ__x) October 23, 2015
why are we comparing Keyshia Cole to Adele ???? pic.twitter.com/ZoIEOhw49I
— savasia uchiha (@xSavasia) October 23, 2015
… why are y'all comparing keyshia cole to adele? pic.twitter.com/muS69rzB0q
— griselda blanco. (@daniilovesyou15) October 23, 2015
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