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Halsey claps back at haters who accused her of cultural appropriation after seeing her natural hair

Look, can we all just agree once and for all that whatever anyone decides to do with their own look is their own business? We love how fearless  Bad At Love singer Halsey is when it comes to her hair, rocking and totally nailing styles from peroxide pixie cuts to waist-length mermaid waves and a recent buzz cut.

But she was attacked when she debuted a new all-natural hair look on Insta, with some followers accusing her of cultural appropriation. Her mirror selfie, which she captioned “new growth, new growth; all these fades I outgrew” shows her looking incredible in a white bathrobe, minimal makeup and dark curls.

new growth, new growth; all these fades I outgrew ❣️

A post shared by halsey(@iamhalsey) on Aug 10, 2018 at 4:17pm PDT

The post got more than 800,000 likes, but some commenters lashed out, assuming it was a wig that she had no right to wear. Halsey, who is mixed race, vented her annoyance at the misplaced hate, tweeting, “i can’t believe I spent a whole damn year growing out my curls under those wigs for y’all to say my natural hair looks like a wig… some f*cked up shit lmao.”

i can’t believe I spent a whole damn year growing out my curls under those wigs for y’all to say my natural hair looks like a wig… some fucked up shit lmao.

— h (@halsey) August 11, 2018

She then posted the ultimate comeback, ‘proving’ her hair is real with an adorable picture of herself as a curly-haired child.

Stay Mad.

A post shared by halsey(@iamhalsey) on Aug 11, 2018 at 4:42am PDT

And, showing she’s proud of her curls, she has since worn her hair natural again at the Jakarta leg of her world tour, tied up in a 1950s-style knotted headband.

🤘🏼💟🐆 @donslens

A post shared by halsey(@iamhalsey) on Aug 11, 2018 at 9:46am PDT

Halsey has previously spoken out about the lack of inclusivity in beauty, complaining that hotels don’t offer shampoo and conditioner for people of colour. Let’s hope she continues to ignore the haters and do her own thing – whether that’s her natural hair or a rainbow wig, it’s sure to be total #HairGoals.

Taken from GLAMOUR UK. Read the original  here.

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