Sia’s box braids controversy explained as her performance with North West takes over the internet
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Sia recently appeared at the Kardashian family Christmas where she went on to perform a duet alongside North West. However, fans were more concerned about her fashion choice.
Here is everything you need to know.
Sia performs with North West at a Christmas party
Earlier this week, Sia made an appearance at the Christmas party hosted by the Kardashian family.
Moreover, the Australian singer and songwriter also performed a duet alongside Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West.
But the viewers had a pressing subject to discuss i.e. Sia’s particular fashion choice for the event.
The Unstoppable singer on the other hand stands beside a 9-year-old North.ย
Sia and North performed while standing inside a gift box pic.twitter.com/Enb4AIUBsi
— TheRecentTimes (@Recent_Times) December 27, 2022
In addition, they both stood in a massive giant gift box as they belted the lyrics of Sia’s famous Christmas single, Snowman which was released in 2017.
Meanwhile, North’s mother is seen recording the perform ance for her Instagram stories.
While North was dressed in silver attire, the singer opted to wear a puffy white skirt, an oversized top, and a matching headpiece.
However, it appears that netizens were not impressed with Sia’s box-braided hair. Moreover, a user on social media called Sia weird for sporting that particular style of braiding.
— v (@ViralMaterialz) December 25, 2022
They wrote, ‘She is so weird for that.’
For the unversed, box braids are three-strand braids and have square-shaped sections created on the scalp.
Meanwhile, braids have supposedly been traced throughout the history of Africa. Furthermore, they were typically used to differentiate tribes.
Besides that, Sia has faced backlash for her depiction of autism in her film, Music. Additionally, she received criticism for securing Golden Globe nominations.
Netizens react to Sia’s box braids
Several users on social media deemed Sia’s box braids as cultural appropriation.
If you didn’t know, the Cheap Thrills singer was known for not showing her face for the longest time. In the past, Sia usually covered her face with a large blonde straight-haired wig cut in a bob style.
However, netizens are certainly not happy with how Sia chose to reveal her face.
A user wrote, ‘first of all when did Sia start showing their face second of all are those box braids in her head ??????’
first of all when did Sia start showing their face second of all are those box braids in her head ?????? https://t.co/cE9O6dcmqu
— ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ดโฎ (@ahapwarrior) December 25, 2022
A second user went on to mention, ‘why is sia in box braids.’
why is sia in box braids https://t.co/FlAxCN89bp
— noella ๐พ๐ชฉ๐ช (@yonoella) December 26, 2022
Someone else chimed in saying, ‘there’s not one redeeming quality about sia whys she wearing box braids.’
there's not one redeeming quality about sia whys she wearing box braids
— ํด๋น YOUNGEUN DAY (@maniacskiz) December 25, 2022
A different person commented, ‘sia got no shame w them box braids in her hair like??’
sia got no shame w them box braids in her hair like?? https://t.co/pNPbLvh0Xb
— serge (@idkserge) December 25, 2022
Another pointed out, ‘Sia finally changes her hair gets up and shows her face and the style she goes for is box braidsโฆ’
