Blackfishing
Blackfishing
Commonly perpetrated by females of European descent (white) which involves artificial tanning (spray tanning and tanning booths) and using makeup to manipulate facial features in order to appear to have some type of Black African ancestry.
The general point of blackfishing is for a female of European descent to appear of African, Arab, or Hispanic ancestry.
Some consider it to be equivalent to modern day “black face” because it capitalizes off the looks of historically oppressed groups of people by people who come from more privileged backgrounds.
WHITE SWEDISH MODEL ACCUSED OF 'BLACKFISHING' TO GAIN MORE INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS DENIES SHE DARKENED HER SKIN TONE
ON : 09:10 PST, 27 NOV 2018
19-YEAR-OLD EMMA HALLBERG HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF PRETENDING TO BE BLACK OR OF A MIXED RACE TO INFLATE HER FOLLOWING ON INSTAGRAM
A 19-year-old white Swedish model and Instagram influencer has found herself the target of the ire of social media users after it emerged that she may have been pretending to be black or of a darker complexion to gain more followers.
Emma Hallberg has cultivated a following of close to 250,000 on Instagram because of her good looks, trendy outfits, and impressive makeup skills. And those who take just a cursory look at the page can't be faulted for concluding that Hallberg is either black or of a mixed race, especially considering how she appears to have a dark complexion and curly hair in a majority of her uploads.
Niccole Nero Gaines@2CsNiccole
"White girls if you want to pass as Black, how about using your platforms to address the injustices and discrimation actual Black people face. Don't just appropriate, Appreciate the people you are imitating." #emmahallberg pic.twitter.com/gpmkvB0BZj
Full Article: https://meaww.com/amp/news/emma-hallberg-white-swedish-model-influencer-accused-blackfishing-gain-instagram-followers
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