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What is blackfishing and why it’s wrong: a thread
blackfishing is done by mostly white women to appear of African or Arab ancestry. Some people consider it just as bad as blackface or brownface. It capitalises off the ‘exotic’ looks of historically oppressed minorities. It’s an aesthetic black people get shit for
exaggerated tanning, putting their hair into cornrows (a style made specifically for black hair), doing dreads, box braids, twists, and finally, indulging in plastic surgery in order for their bodies to resemble that of a black woman’s. Now before we say it’s just hair, listen
“A specific look could indicate the clan you belonged to, your marital status or your age. For example, a traditional style symbolizing heritage for the Fula women of the Sahel region consisted of five long braids down the back with a small tuft of hair gathered at the top of the
Not only that but black people just got the right to not be fired over hair
“In the United States, discrimination based on hair texture is a form of social injustice that has been predominantly experienced by African Americans and predates the existence of the country. There is no existing federal law that prohibits this form of discrimination.”
“In the 21st century, multiple states and local governments have passed laws that prohibit such discrimination, California being the first state to do so in 2019 with the Crown Act.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/3850402002
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.glamour.com/story/california-bans-hair-discrimination-crown-act/amp
Using our skin tone and hairstyles as a trend, using looks and body (lip injections, getting surgery to have a more ethnic body shape) isn’t cool. It’s one thing to appreciate but to diss us then copy is disrespectful
