Bhad Bhabie sports new look, people accuse her of black fishing
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So the rapper and reality star Bhad Bhabie, also known as Danielle Bregoli, has had a makeover. The artist showed off her new long blonde tresses, but that’s not what many pay attention to. Instead, they note that the rapper appears to have darkened her skin tone and is now being accused of blackfishing.
Blackfishing describes when people of other cultures, mostly white women, ‘borrow’ or ’embody’ elements of black culture to such an extent that they actually look black or at least multiracial. Some might argue that imitation is the highest form of flattery, but when an entire racial group is routinely discriminated against because of their looks and whites benefit from the same looks, that’s problematic, offensive, and yikes from me!
Many celebrities have been accused of blackfishing, from Ariana Grande to former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson and of course Kim Kardashian, who has been accused of the practice on multiple occasions. Many believe they do this to capitalize on their racial “ambiguity” to market themselves to more people.
Bhad Bhabie has also been criticized for this in the past, and now she’s taking it a step further with her defaced ‘new look’.
Here’s a comparison of what the rapper used to look like compared to now.
Most people don’t see even a slight resemblance between the two images.
Some people think it’s a sting because that can’t be true.
Others point out their hypocrisy as they share a video of the reality star aging really badly.
Many compared her to another celebrity accused of blackfishing, Iggy Azalea.
Bhad Bhabie and Iggy Azalea???
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Bhad Bhabie and Iggy Azalea???
Originally tweeted by Jason Jaxon Jking (@Jasonjaxonjking) on November 14, 2022.
This user goes as far as accusing Bhabie of blackface, with many saying that blackfishing is a watered down version of the practice.
A lot of people just want white women to just stop pretending to be black.
It may be hard not to be a part of something that is being celebrated, and the line between appreciation and appropriation can be very difficult to draw at times, but in this case it’s evident that changing ethnic appearance is going a step too far .
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