Fans are discussing whether Adele’s recent Jamaican comment under Brandy vs. Monica’s ‘verzuz’ battle on Instagram was her way of responding to her detractors or not. The songstress recently came under attack for cultural appropriation. 

The British artist was alleged of cultural appropriation after she tied her hair in Bantu knots, a signature African hairstyle. The 32-year-old’s photo created a huge controversy where she could be seen with a bikini top with a Jamaican flag on it and a pair of black and white leggings. She wore the costume to pay tribute to the annual Notting Hill Carnival in London.

Some of her detractors are now convinced that the songstress responded by mocking all those people who alleged her of indulging in cultural appropriation. Her recent remark on social media seems to insinuate that.

The Hello hitmaker reportedly shared the comment: “Wah Gwaan! Yow Gyal, yuh look good enuh” on Brandy vs. Monica’s ‘verzuz’ battle on Instagram, which took place on Aug. 31, 2020. “Wah Gwaan” is a slang used in Jamaica, which is used as a greeting. 

It is equivalent to “What is up?” in English. The rest of the comment when translated refers to complimenting a girl for looking good. Incidentally, the former US President Barack Obama had also used the words ‘Wah Gwaan” while delivering one of his speeches in 2015. 

However, it is not clear whether the British musician really wrote this comment or not. After all, the songstress did not respond to the allegations or comments, which charged her with cultural appropriation. 

On Aug. 30, 2020, the One and Only artist posted a picture on her Instagram page. She lamented the cancelation of the annual Notting Hill’s Carnival that celebrates Black and Caribbean communities living in the United Kingdom, E! Online reports. 

The photo seems to have taken when the celebrations took place last year and sparked a lot of criticisms for the way she dressed and styled her hair. Notting Hill’s Carnival is the world’s second-biggest carnival. It had to be canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

However, after Adele received a backlash, David Lammy, the MP from Tottenham, the locality, which happens to be her birthplace, strongly defended her on Twitter. Lammy slammed critics who missed the spirit of the carnival when it is a tradition to masquerade or dress up. 

Adele was not only born in Tottenham but also grew up there. It is one of North London’s multicultural neighborhoods where many immigrants from West Indies reside. The locality is also dominated by people of Caribbean descendant, Hollywood Life reports.