‘Despacito’ and the Whitewashing of Latinx Culture | Sojourners

‘Despacito’ and the Whitewashing of Latinx Culture

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Why did it take clichéd pop verses in English — lyrics that could be copy-and-pasted to any Bieber song and wouldn’t feel out of place — and some mediocre Spanish singing for “Despacito" to get its due?

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