Awkwafina announces Twitter break, responds to cultural appropriation criticism
foxnews.comAwkwkafina responded to longstanding criticism that she uses a fake "blaccent" in her comedy while announcing that she’s retiring from Twitter.
The "Shan-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" star, who was born Nora Lum, has long-faced criticism for her use of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE).
Some have spoken out on social media to accuse the actress of doing a voice that’s a caricature of a Black person in order to be funny.
On Saturday, the star addressed the situation in a lengthy note on Twitter in which she acknowledged the ‘sociopolitical context" of the issue and acknowledged that she is being accused of stealing form or parodying a community that "is disproportionately affected by institutionalized policies and law enforcement policies - all the while having historically and routinely seen their culture stolen, exploited and appropriated by the *dominant* culture for monetary gain without acknowledgment nor respect for where those roots come from." Awkwafina addressed criticism that she uses a "blaccent." (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) She went on to note that Internet culture has led to AAVE being thought of as slang that’s available to everyone.
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