4 Sher Podcast

Do athletes of color have a greater responsibility to speak out against issues of inequality? In this episode, Brandon and Chelsea discuss The Last Dance Documentary (feat. Michael Jordan) and ponder whether advocacy should be an assumed responsibility or a choice. Let us know what you think about this episode @4SherPodcast on Twitter/Instagram.

What are the roots behind cultural appropriation? In this episode Chelsea claims that our lack of cultural understanding is the reason why we appropriate. What are the distinct markers of a culture? How can we implement changes to right the wrongs of the past? Does capitalism perpetuate and reinforce the issue of cultural appropriation? Let us know what you think @4SherPodcast on Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode Chynna argues that we live in a world that is laden with appropriation and that’s just not gonna change. The Sherrods also discuss the ways that we as a society have learned how to commodify this culture and how even our best attempts towards cultural appreciation can still be interpreted as appropriation. Chayla even provides a hot take on Beyoncé and her work titled Black Is King.

Before getting into the description of this episode....if you didn’t know....blackface is NEVER ok! In this episode Brandon expounds on the history of blackface, blackface’s everlasting presence in American society and it’s evolution from overt to covert. Enjoy.

Cultural appropriation is defined as “The unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.” In this episode Chayla starts us off by questioning the mindset that appropriators have when they commit acts of disrespect. Are they well intentioned and misunderstood? Or are they mal-intentioned and hiding behind the veil of cultural appreciation? Let us know what you think about this 4 Sher on IG or Twitter @4SherPodcast