Picture of Sam Heughan culturally appropriating Jamaican Bobsled costume resurfaces during Halloween

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[damaliaraya]

????

This is cultural appropriation?

I expect blackface or some faux witty mockery of Jamaicans.

[justrachna]

Sanka, you dead man?

Ya, man.

[i_prefer_scummy]

Literally just didn't even need the hat! I have seen non-Black folks dress up as the bobsled team effectively by simply not doing blackface or wearing wigs! Like, what is the rational? No one even had that hair in the movie...

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeah I'm kinda confused because I've seen people complain about the use of wigs or hairstyles before.

[littleorcs]

If he's going as someone in Cool Runnings, it's specific enough to not be appropriation no?

[3rdattemptuser]

not y'all saying, "at least it's not blackface" 🤣

[handsdowntoo]

The replies are surprising to me but anything to defend a handsome white man I guess.

[3rdattemptuser]

he ain't all that.

[genbu_no_miko24]

I was suspecting too because maybe this is a stretch but remember when Adele wore the bantu knots hairstyles for some party earlier in the year. People had their jokes but overall they weren't here for it.

So I'm somewhat surprised the reactions are calm lol??