Does Blackswan’s Fatou call the kiss of life for disputes of cultural appropriation?

Blackswan’s Fatou, known as Klack K-Pop Idol, recently faced the controversy that surrounds the colleague K-Pop Kiss of Life group, which has faced a repercussions for alleged cultural allocations during a birthday livestream.

In particular, in live streaming, the members of the kiss of life have been criticized for having represented racial stereotypes, leading to excuses both by their agency and by the members of the group themselves. However, these excuses received conflicting reactions from the public.

Since then, Fatou seems to have taken on social media to express his opinions on the situation. Without directly appointing the kiss of life, he underlined the importance of facing and respecting black culture, affirming, “If you want to apologize to us black, make sure you turn to us. Do not use everything we have created, run with it and then try to behave in the dark.”

He also underlined the importance of black/Afro music, asking people to conduct in -depth research to sincerely understand and respect the cultures from which they draw inspiration.

Fatou’s comments have aroused various online reactions. Some individuals have questioned his position, underlining his Senegalese background and suggesting that his perspective could differ from that of African Americans, with some even accusing the female idol of trying to obtain “weight”.