Stevie Wonder defends Bruno Mars

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Say what you will but that one sista who made this subject poppin’ had a point. It’s as if black American culture is too easily accessible for any group without their being any (black) gatekeepers. Would a black person be able to go to the Philippines and tell them about their culture and customs? Hell naw, they would run our black ass out so fast it wouldn’t be funny. We can’t use the excuse “Oh, well, I appreciate your culture and culture is for everyone”. But for some reason our culture is something everyone can just take on and off like a mask. I love Stevie Wonder down but he’s tap dancing a bit and really needs to look at this critically.

 

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He's of Filipino decent, and op was using that as an analogy.
Culture or music, counsel?

Music producers such as Quincy Jones (Soul Bossa Nova), Pharrell (Nothin’) and Timbaland (Big Pimpin’) used and incorporated foreign music into their own compositions. So, how is that relevant to Bruno Mars’s case, sir?
 
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