February 9, 2021
Lil Uzi Vert Responds to Accusations of Cultural Appropriation
[ad_1] Just days after Lil Uzi Vert debuted the massive pink diamond implanted in the center of his forehead, the rapper has been accused of cultural appropriation.Early Sunday morning (Feb. 7), Uzi posted screenshots from his Instagram Story to Twitter, which contained images of one woman and two men, presumably of Hindu culture. The individuals have a symbolic marking on the center of their foreheads, which is called Bindu. In Hindu culture, Bindu is associated with Ajna Chakra—or the third eye chakra—and signifies the subconscious mind.Lil Uzi captioned the image, "I’m just a Average dude Man," including the man shrugging his shoulders emoji, along with the gem and flame emojis.A Twitter user named...