{"id":4143,"date":"2020-10-26T21:23:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T21:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mogulmagazine.co.uk\/?p=4143"},"modified":"2020-12-24T02:00:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T02:00:44","slug":"birkin-up-the-wrong-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mogulmagazine.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/10\/26\/birkin-up-the-wrong-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Birkin Up The Wrong Tree!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cardi B Birkin bag collection
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Credit: Cardi B\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By C.Charles<\/em><\/p>\n

Why is it hard for society to accept black women who appreciate luxury – no other culture is shamed for liking and experiencing luxury. How do we change the perspective of society regarding black women and luxury items?<\/p>\n

For some strange reason, women of colour are thought of as everything but desirable. We\u2019re expected to be on the front lines, protesting and fighting for people of colour\u2019s rights. We are often stereotyped for being single mothers, lazy, ghetto, or labelled an angry black woman. We\u2019re told to be strong, be like the man, and carry the entire community on our backs.<\/p>\n

Over the years, we have even seen black features and aesthetics desired and excepted on everyone but the black\/woman of colour. Our naturally voluptuous figures, full lips, style, swag, and even colourful artistic nails are coined as ghetto until someone from a different race does the same thing. Then, it is praised as a groundbreaking art or fashion.<\/p>\n

Throughout history, women of colour have been treated terribly. From slavery right up until today, we face prejudices for merely existing.\u00a0 <\/span>Everything about us is over-policed and criticised, from our hair to our confidence. Some people even believe we don\u2019t feel pain.<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s 2020, and women of colour are learning to love themselves, demand more from the men in their lives, and put themselves on a pedestal. We are learning that it\u2019s ok to be feminine and embrace our femininity. We can be soft, delicate, and beautiful. It\u2019s totally fine to be classy, desirable, and experience luxury. We do deserve to be pampered and treated like princesses. We are women. We don\u2019t all have to be strong, female warriors on the frontline caping for everyone because the truth is, who is caping for us?<\/p>\n

Getting To The Bag!<\/b><\/p>\n

So the designer bags all the celebrities and influences are going crazy for is the Hermes Birkin bag. Mainly due to its exclusivity.<\/p>\n

\"\" What makes the Birkin bags so unique?<\/b><\/p>\n

Birkin bags are specially made purses designed with high-quality materials, including cow, lizard, luxurious ostrich, and various crocodile skin types. They are dyed with a wide array of colors and feature palladium or gold hardware that perfectly accents the bag.<\/p>\n

Birkins are made by just one designer, who will put the bag together from scratch. The process is always handled with extreme care and precision and takes a long time to complete.<\/p>\n

Celebs and models more commonly flaunt Birkin bags because they are a newer design created in 1981 and have become an incredibly desirable item. Birkin bags are incredibly exclusive and are not easy to get. You have to be well connected to get your hands on one of these luxury items.<\/p>\n

These bags are undoubtedly a symbol of wealth, and the price can range from $10,000 to $150,000. Due to the Birkin bags exclusivity, now of the celebrities and their mamas want one.<\/p>\n

\"\"Birkin Bae Saweetie!<\/b><\/p>\n

Icy girl Saweetie took to Instagram, and in a short video with her superstar boyfriend, Quavo she said, \u201cIf he can\u2019t buy you a Birkin or pay your bills, then throw him back to the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

This caused an immediate uproar from men and some \u2018pick me\u2019 women. who were disgusted by Saweeties\u2019 statement. All across the Internet, people verbally attacked the icy rapper, saying things like –<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t give a F**K! I\u2019m not paying no 20K for no f***ing Birkin bag y\u2019all b***s is BIRKIN up the wrong f***ing tree!\u201d one man wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut can YOU buy YOU a Birkin? Can YOU afford the lifestyle you are trying to live? Are you looking for a sponsor or a partner?\u201d another fan tweeted.<\/p>\n

DJ Akademiks also gave his 2 cents on Twitter with a message. \u201cI swear.. Moneybagg yo \/ Ari\u00a0 <\/span>Lil Baby \/ Jayda Quavo \/Saweetie relationship on Shaderoom got basic broke h*es thinking they suppose to get designer bags and cars too.. hell na\u2026 Ari, Jayda and Saweetie rich\u2026 yall h*es broke asf,\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Say What!<\/b><\/p>\n

Some racially charged comments also came into play during this debate with some Twitter users, saying that women of colour are depreciating the Hermes Birkin bag\u2019s value.<\/p>\n

Statements of that nature annoyed Cardi B and prompted her to chime in on the heated debate. Cardi came with some clear and concise facts saying that women of colour increase Hermes Birkin bags\u2019 value.<\/p>\n

The WAP rapper said – \u201cActually we add value cause when we mention brands in hip hop, they \u2018shoot\u2019 up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Bodak Yellow came out, you can actually Google when they (Louis Vuitton) sales went up. Plus when I did \u2018I Like it Like That,\u2019 and I said \u2018I like those Balenciagas, the ones that,\u2019 look like socks\u2019, they sh*t went up too, and that\u2019s why they worked with me this year\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cardi also said – \u201cregular girls\u201d don\u2019t have to break their necks to get a Birkin to please the Internet.<\/p>\n

Migos rapper Offset visited the Herm\u00e8s of Paris store on North Rodeo Drive in California Sunday night and spent US$128,662.50 on four bags.<\/p>\n

Soon after, he took to Instagram and said, \u201cStop letting people on the Internet tell ya\u2019ll who can get a Birkin at the store, and how many Birkin\u2019s you can get,\u201d he said. \u201cBlack people having access to luxury shouldn\u2019t be a debate\u2026 by the way hip hop starts the trends!\u201d<\/p>\n

He also posted the receipt, which showed a $41,000 blue tote bag as the most expensive purchase and a $15,900 Sellier Rainbow piece as the least costly item he bought.<\/p>\n

Hip-hop is the most influential music genre on the planet, and it\u2019s no secret that when hip-hop artists or people of colour start endorsing luxury brands to their audience, the sales skyrocket.<\/p>\n

\"\"Women Of Colour Deserve Luxury Too!<\/b><\/p>\n

Cardi B & Offset echoed my thoughts exactly. Why is it so upsetting to see women of colour enjoying luxury? We are the only group of women who face such scrutiny. Saweetie\u2019s rich boyfriend bought her the Birkin bags. Saweetie was taught to put herself on a pedestal, and she knows that she is the prize. Her rich boyfriend maintains her lifestyle and buys her expensive gifts because he wants to. He can afford it, and he loves his woman.<\/p>\n

Why do women of colour being spoilt offend or upset so many people? Why can\u2019t women of colour have standards or preferences when it comes to dating?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s as if we can only be associate with poverty and struggle. We start getting access to exclusive luxury items, and all of a sudden, it\u2019s being depreciated to some racist people.<\/p>\n

When we can afford the luxury we want, we are accused of bragging and are told to be humble. Middle eastern and caucasian women wear designer clothes and flaunt their wealth all the time, whether it\u2019s their husbands\u2019 wealth or if they made it themselves. They are never criticised for enjoying a life of luxury. Victoria Beckham owns nearly 100 different Birkin bags, reaching a grand collective total of \u00a31.5 million, and no one bats an eye.<\/p>\n

\"\"Women from other cultures don\u2019t face the same criticism. Why are women of colour who want to be looked after deemed a gold digger, but in different cultures, it is the man\u2019s natural place to take care of his woman?<\/p>\n

I am glad Saweetie, Beyonc\u00e9, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Kandi Burruss, and many other black women live luxurious lives. They deserve it. We all deserve it, and we are worthy of being looked after and protected.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a new era. Yes, we work hard, but we will also put our feet up, sip champagne, and be catered to as a queen should. Why? because we can, and we deserve it too. Please stop trying to humble black women. We need to normalize black women having luxury.<\/p>\n

Lastly, don\u2019t live above your means or do illegal activities to keep up with the Jones. If you can afford a Birkin, incredible, but if you can\u2019t enjoy the luxuries you can afford. As long as you are being respected and treated well by the man in your life, I am happy. Women of colour deserve luxury too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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