Apparently Marc Jacobs Invented Bantu Knots

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/28/bantu-knots-mini-buns-difference_n_7452532.html

These Are Bantu Knots, Not 'Mini Buns.' There's A Difference.
The Huffington Post | By Dana Oliver
Posted: 05/28/2015 10:50 am EDT Updated: 05/28/2015 11:59 am EDT


It's been well over a year since Marc Jacobs sent models sporting Bantu knots in a mohawk formation down the runway at his Spring 2015 Marc by Marc Jacobs show. But a related hair tutorial recently published on the beauty blog Mane Addicts -- and later removed -- sparked outrage among many black women and men for linking the style to Marc Jacobs, rather than acknowledging its actual roots.

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Mane Addicts posted the tutorial on May 17, telling readers how to replicate what they called "twisted mini buns inspired by" Marc Jacobs' show. Readers took to comments and social media, arguing that calling the hairstyle "mini buns" rather than Bantu knots seemed like the latest example of a traditionally black style or feature beingpositioned as a "new" trend, typically on or credited to white people.

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Bantu knots are said to have originated centuries ago with the Zulu tribes in southern Africa. They're styled by sectioning the hair into parts all over the head, then twisting those individual sections until they form mini knots. They can be worn as is or unraveled into loose curls or waves, and we've seen the style crop up in recent decades on black celebs such as Scary Spice, Lauryn Hill and Rihanna. It's also the signature hairdo for "Orange Is the New Black" character Crazy Eyes, played by black actress Uzo Aduba.

When the hairstyle hit runways last year, Redken's global creative director Guido Palau, who was the lead hairstylist at the Marc Jacobs show, told The Huffington Post that the show's hairstyling was inspired by Björk. On Wednesday, in response to a HuffPost question about the Mane Addicts controversy, Palau responded that the "look is a continuation of last season with that very girly, punky vibe. It's kind of the same girl, but she’s going to a rave now."

We all recall Björk wearing a similar style in the 1990s to go with her grunge fashion. But as the countless individuals who've taken to Twitter and Instagram point out, these "mini buns" are Bantu knots, and failing to mention that fact has left many people understandably upset.

Mane Addicts' editorial director, Justine Marjan, authored the tutorial. She did not respond to a request for comment from HuffPost, but earlier appeared to comment on an Instagram post critical of the piece, saying that she "[has] nothing against African culture" and wants to do a post on Bantu knots soon.

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To prove that this style is deeply rooted in the black community, many women took to social media to show off their Bantu knots, some using the hashtag #Itaughtmarcjacobs. Check a few of them out below, along with other photos of women sporting Bantu knots.

 
They better go somewhere with them struggle knots. :lol: Those models look awful.

But for real, though... why are folks acting surprised? Stealing other people's stuff and claiming it as their own is white people's specialty. :look:
They've stolen every other hairstyle of ours. Dreds, cornrows, baby hair. Why would bantu knots be any different?
 
Well thats pretty bold of them. Pussy bubby aka chiney bumps aka bantu knots...the proof is as usual on my head. Knots are usually a Black babies 1st hair do. I know it was mine and it was so for my daughter. I thought white people had an aversion to parts and complex hairdos?
 
This is not the first I've seen white people claim the china bump aka bantu knot. I am utterly underwhelmed. I guess it's because MarkJacobs is such a hi profile brand. That lady on youtube, mindy from cutegirlshairstyles tried it about a year or 2 ago.
 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/28/bantu-knots-mini-buns-difference_n_7452532.html

These Are Bantu Knots, Not 'Mini Buns.' There's A Difference.
The Huffington Post | By Dana Oliver
Posted: 05/28/2015 10:50 am EDT Updated: 05/28/2015 11:59 am EDT


It's been well over a year since Marc Jacobs sent models sporting Bantu knots in a mohawk formation down the runway at his Spring 2015 Marc by Marc Jacobs show. But a related hair tutorial recently published on the beauty blog Mane Addicts -- and later removed -- sparked outrage among many black women and men for linking the style to Marc Jacobs, rather than acknowledging its actual roots.

o-MARC-BY-MARC-JACOBS-SPRING-2015-570.jpg

YIKES. This girl's edges. Her stylists are wrong and need to give her hair a break.
 
...but we know he didn't.

Well thats pretty bold of them. Pussy bubby aka chiney bumps aka bantu knots...the proof is as usual on my head. Knots are usually a Black babies 1st hair do. I know it was mine and it was so for my daughter. I thought white people had an aversion to parts and complex hairdos?

They were mine too:yep:, styled by my Granny, rest her soul.
 
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