Aaliyah Jones
\n<\/span>Staff Writer<\/span><\/p>\n

Chloe Bailey\u2019s New Album<\/b><\/p>\n

The internet is swarming with a vast range of opinions on the release of Chloe Bailey\u2019s new album entitled \u201cIn Pieces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Many people on Twitter are throwing around words and phrases like \u201cflop\u201d and \u201cit\u2019s giving lackluster.\u201d But those<\/span><\/p>\n

comments are rivaled by many saying she sang songs from her heart to theirs. No one can deny that Bailey\u2019s sound is very unique to her and encapsulates her natural dramatic and provocative stage personality within it.<\/span><\/p>\n

A song on the album called \u201cHow Does It Feel\u201d has pulled in most of the negative attention because it features Chris Brown, an R&B star also known for his past abusive relationship with Rihanna. The public is criticizing her for working with a man who has a deep history of being in abusive relationships with women.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite having artists like Missy Elliott and Future appear on the album, this negative attention is affecting her projected album sales with her first week sales being 10,000 units sold, charting as 119th on Billboard 200, in comparison to her duo project with her sister, Halle, charting at 16<\/span>th<\/span> place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite all the negativity, Bailey shows her resilience during her recent performance by coming back on stage to thank her fans for their support and to tell the \u201conline critics and haters\u201d to kiss her backside.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kate versus Megan: Coronation Invite Canceled<\/b><\/p>\n

Are the London bridges falling down? It seems the ongoing mild friction between Kate Middleton and Megan Markle is still driving a wedge in royal business.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the New York Post, King Charles is scheduled to have his coronation on May 6 and Markle is thought by Tom Bower, to be uninvited by Middleton.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harry goes into detail about the rift in his recently released memoir, \u201cSpare,\u201d where he goes into some detail about the argument that was started by Middleton days before their wedding, which left Megan in tears. What could possibly be so important? A bridesmaid dress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jumping back to the present, it was recently confirmed by Buckingham Palace that Harry will be attending the\u00a0<\/span>coronation alone while Markel stays in California.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Candice Owens calls Lizzo\u2019s fans \u201cinsane women\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

Once again people are trying to bring up Lizzo\u2019s weight because that is supposed to be important these days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twitter has been a playground for unsolicited opinions on other people\u2019s personal lives for a while but it is spiking more now than ever. The body positive movement, started by plus-sized and disabled people, was formed so that everyone outside of the societal beauty standard felt accepted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Candice Owens believes the movement is a \u201cdeath cult of fat acceptance\u201d\u201d and used Lizzo as the prime example of what that looks like. According to Owens, Lizzo\u2019s comments are full of \u201cinsane women calling her beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She, in later tweets, tries to pledge that the reason why she is addressing Lizzo is that she \u201cwants attention\u201d despite<\/span><\/p>\n

the fact that Lizzo has yet to say anything towards or about Owens in response.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Live Action Lilo and Stitch<\/b><\/p>\n

Lilo and Stitch, the childhood classic is being swept up in the live-action remake that Disney has created recently. I can tell you now, no one is against this idea because fans are shaking in anticipation of the final product. The only<\/span><\/p>\n

damper in the mood for some comes from who Disney announced to play Nani, Lilo\u2019s older sister. Native Hawaiian<\/span><\/p>\n

Sydney Agudong has been announced to play Nani in the live-action remake of Lilo and Stitch and many are unhappy with this decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the issue? Isn\u2019t she Hawaiian? Yes, Sydney is Hawaiian but many would not know that based on her appearance, which is why fans are upset. In the movie, Lilo, Nani, and many other characters are drawn with<\/span><\/p>\n

deep brown skin and round wide noses. Sydney is a lighter skinned Hawaiian.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many recognize that accurate representation of Hawaiian culture is important regardless of who\u2019s representing<\/span><\/p>\n

it, which is fair. But many also think it\u2019s highly important to depict darker-skinned people in live actions as close to<\/span><\/p>\n

reality as possible for proper representation and contextual understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lilo and Nani are both dark-skinned native Hawaiian people which already lack wide media representation. If they<\/span><\/p>\n

were to make Nani a lighter skinned Hawaiian that would mean they\u2019d have to change almost all of the other cast<\/span><\/p>\n

members to make it look like the community represented in the original depiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Darkskin Hawaiian natives already lack representation and it wouldn\u2019t be wise in today\u2019s social climate to try and remove what little representation they already have.<\/span><\/p>\n

The views expressed in this trending topics column are those of the writer(s) and in no way represent the views of The Blue & White Flash.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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