Olivia Rodrigo faces backlash for using \u201cblaccent\u201d in old Instagram Live Instagram: oliviarodrigo18 year-old star Olivia Rodrigo has come under criticism for using a \u2018blaccent\u2019 and elements of AAVE. An old Instagram Live of the singer surfaced on TikTok and Twitter, with users commenting on her \u201cmisuse\u201d of the \u201cmannerisms.\u201d Fans are calling for Olivia to \u201caddress\u201d and \u201cdenounce\u201d the claims. The young popstar has faced a number of accusations throughout her short career. On June 24, \u201990s legend Courtney Love alleged that Olivia had plagiarized her work. The \u2018Hole\u2019 founder posted an image of Olivia dressed as Stephen King\u2019s Carrie and compared it with her own cover work. She wrote on Facebook, \u201cstealing an original idea and not asking permission is rude\u2026 this was bad form.\u201d Despite this, Olivia isn\u2019t the first young star to be accused of \u201cblackfishing.\u201d Ariana Grande, Awkwafina and Billie Eilish have found themselves in the firing line from fans who believed they were trying to \u201csound black.\u201d Which begs the question; what exactly is a \u2018blaccent?\u2019 And why is it so \u201cproblematic?\u201d When did Olivia\u2019s accent become a \u2018blaccent?\u2019 Traditionally known as African American Vernacular English (AAVE), the \u2018blaccent\u2019 has trended on social media since the Vine days. Staples of AAVE in digital culture include \u201cb**ches be like,\u201d RuPaul\u2019s \u201cmiss thang\u201d and Nicki Minaj-popularized \u201cchile, anyways.\u201d In her Instagram Live, Olivia can be heard using the phrases \u201cI be trending\u201d and \u201cwe just so emotional.\u201d Tweets from 2020 show the singer using the words \u201chomegirl\u201d and \u201ccrine.\u201d Twitter users have explained why the use of AAVE by non-black individuals could be seen as \u201cproblematic.\u201d One pointed out that black people have been subject to bullying due to the dialect. \u201cBlack people have been made fun of for decades by (people) telling them (AAVE) is improper,\u201d they said. The same user highlighted the fact that it has now become a \u201ctrend,\u201d and most people now know it as \u201cinternet speak.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/lilsecretbiwwy\/status\/1420726618398466065?s=20 Olivia fans came to the singer\u2019s defense A number of \u2018Livvies\u2019 have replied to these threads, defending their favorite star. One fan Tweeted, \u201cshe just talks like most Gen-Z (people) do on the internet.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/brutalgoldrush\/status\/1420824676389949440?s=20 A dedicated fan account said, \u201cthis isn\u2019t an issue y\u2019all are cancelling her, stop this.\u201d WTF STOPPPPPP!!!! this isn\u2019t an issue y\u2019all are cancelling her stop this \u2014 President Liv in Multiverse (@liviesfrvr) July 29, 2021 Fans are yet to see whether Olivia will make a statement on this. In the meantime, she was spotted attending Billie Eilish\u2019s album release party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Olivia Rodrigo faces backlash for using \u201cblaccent\u201d in old Instagram Live Instagram: oliviarodrigo18 year-old star Olivia Rodrigo has come under criticism for using a \u2018blaccent\u2019 and elements of AAVE. An old Instagram Live of the singer surfaced on TikTok and Twitter, with users commenting on her \u201cmisuse\u201d of the \u201cmannerisms.\u201d Fans are calling for Olivia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}