Cameroonian company 'Grass Fields' appropriates Somali Diracs/Baatis

[.279]

What a garbage thread

There isn't a day that goes by without s making fools of themselves on the internet. Diraac isn't exclusively ours. Use this energy on something else

 

[Juke]

Somalis love claiming everything

Unfortunately 68IQers are some of the most ignorant in the world.

 

[Finesse]

What a garbage thread

There isn't a day that goes by without s making fools of themselves on the internet. Diraac isn't exclusively ours. Use this energy on something else

What is garbage is your thought process and your self-hate. You think insulting Somalis makes you less Somali? Or do you think allowing non-Somalis to appropriate our clothes makes you more respectable. Go take your nonsense to another topic.

 

[Finesse]

Why are self-hating Somali men trying to derail my topic? Do you and your foreign men dress up in diracs in your spare time?

 

[.279]

What is garbage is your thought process and your self-hate. You think insulting Somalis makes you less Somali? Or do you think allowing non-Somalis to appropriate our clothes makes you more respectable. Go take your nonsense to another topic.

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[Lady Whistledown]

Its's actually funny to see Somalis fighting over something that is traditionally Yemeni and brough to East African culture via Benadiris


But I agree, they shouldn't be profiting from it at all. Theres no correlation in central and west Africa.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Its's actually funny to see Somalis fighting over something that is traditionally Yemeni and brough to East African culture via Benadiris


But I agree, they shouldn't be profiting from it at all. Theres no correlation in central and west Africa.

Benadiris brought it but Somalis made it into an entire industry. If we let this slide, tomorrow they will steal our guntiino, sadex qayd and beads.

 

[Marshall D Abdi]

Their saying we both black so its okay

 

[.279]

Most modern west/central African clothing was brought to them by the white man from places like Indonesia and turkey. At least for somalis, it was through trade with neighbors. Just go look at pre colonial photos and you'll notice they dress nothing like they do today.

Africa's Fabric Is Dutch
By Robb Young

Africa's Fabric Is Dutch (Published 2012)

The distinctive, double-sided, wax-print cottons so loved by elite Africans actually is produced in a small, rather nondescript town in southern Holland.

www.nytimes.com

Wax print: Africa's pride or colonial legacy?

Wax print: Africa's pride or colonial legacy?

The dress code in Ghana's offices on Fridays is all about African print. But one local brand selling office attire is boycotting it, arguing the print is not actually African. The boycott gives us a clue about the long and complicated history behind the clothes that many people wear in West Africa.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Qali]

Those are literally diracs how can they claim it’s anything Else.
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Next they are going to appropriate our guntiinos.

They are already onto it

 

[Qali]

The third ones coloring and design is EXACTLY like our cultures Cultural appropriation

 

[BlackJack]

They are already onto it

Please tell me your joking.

 

[Warwaaqsame]

I hate ajinabi loving Somalis and these BLM/SJW Somalis.
Can we gas these traitors?

 

[Desert Flower]

I saw this. I’m not surprised. It’s blatant cultural appropriation. These non Somali Africans have so much hatred towards us, yet want to emulate our style. It’s a tacky imitation; the Somali Dirac is very subtle and exudes class. I uno what this crap is.

 

[Sophisticate]

Btw I hope you guys know Dirac is from the benadiri community and their Swahili brother (Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar,etc.) call it dira/deera too.

Wrong. Dirac came through Djibouti first. Sorry to break it to you. Even the custom of wearing a green Dirac during engagements is from Zeila. Keep reaching though. We acknowledge the foreign influences but its not Zanzibari but Yemeni. Nor is it particularly old. Guntino and Sadex Qeyd are truly Somali. Nonetheless the Dirac has become Somali and has been embellished with new and more interesting patterns than its plain earlier versions.

 

[Finesse]

Wrong. Dirac came through Djibouti first. Sorry to break it to you. Even the custom of wearing a green Dirac during engagements is from Zeila. Keep reaching though. We acknowledge the foreign influences but its not Zanzibari but Yemeni. Nor is it particularly old. Guntino and Sadex Qed are truly Somali. Nonetheless the Dirac has become Somali and has been embellished with new and more interesting patterns than its plain earlier versions.

Thank you! I believe it came from Djibouti first also, not Yemeni, they wear these Baati things.

 

[Sophisticate]

Thank you! I believe it came from Djibouti first also, not Yemeni, they wear these Baati things.

I think the same tbh. The Yemeni one looks bland. Anyway, chai spices are considered Chinese but the Indians are known for their tea. Fish and chips are South American and Jewish but the Brits have it as their national dish. Somalis are known for the Dirac irrespective of its origins. People borrow and adapt food and dress all the time. Its how innovation occurs.

 

[Juke]

Wrong. Dirac came through Djibouti first. Sorry to break it to you. Even the custom of wearing a green Dirac during engagements is from Zeila. Keep reaching though. We acknowledge the foreign influences but its not Zanzibari but Yemeni. Nor is it particularly old. Guntino and Sadex Qed are truly Somali. Nonetheless the Dirac has become Somali and has been embellished with new and more interesting patterns than its plain earlier versions.

I'm sorry sophisticated, genius queen

Somali Supremacy all 2020

 

[EDsomali]

Dirac is a Yemeni dress that Somalis copied.

(PDF) The evolution of somali women's fashion during changing security contexts

PDF | On Jul 7, 2016, Mary hope Schwoebel published The evolution of somali women's fashion during changing security contexts | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

Dirac only became popular in Somalia during the 1970s.

Imagine hating on other people for something that isn't even ours, Ceeb.

 

[Jiron]

I never seen anyone else wear dirac/baati like Somalis do, I am sure it's not limited to us but let's be honest those designers were influenced by the endless amount of pictures/videos of xaliimos sporting colorful diracs at weddings. They just need to give credit and acknowledge their inspiration