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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Nobody: 7:27pm On Nov 20, 2018
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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by okwabayi(m): 7:32pm On Nov 20, 2018
#FirstWorldProblems.
Somebody should post their Instagram addresses. I want to shoot them DMs. White, black, red or yellow I do not care, I f-uck women and that’s all which matters to me.

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by emmanuelpopson(m): 7:33pm On Nov 20, 2018
the black race was the origin of all humans before... Adam was black... so were our ancestors... I think the era of black dominating is coming sooner than expected...

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by nextstep(m): 7:33pm On Nov 20, 2018
cescky:
Black man get problem oo

They abuse blacks due to skin color na problem

They act and tan skin to be like blacks problem..

Dont call us blacks call us African American....etc

Omo black man get wahala

Well summed up. Here I am looking for how I'm going to take care of family, and people are complaining about irrelevant matters.

These same black girls will be straightening their hair, lightening their skin (to look oyinbo), yet complain when other races want to look black.
OK so black fishing are doing it for compliments and raising their social media value... isn't that what black girls do when they straighten their hair to be more "acceptable"?

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by ollah2: 7:35pm On Nov 20, 2018
But Africans especially Nigerian ladies bleach to become white like their lives depend on it.
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by xpool(m): 7:36pm On Nov 20, 2018
cescky:
Black man get problem oo

They abuse blacks due to skin color na problem

They act and tan skin to be like blacks problem..

Dont call us blacks call us African American....etc

Omo black man get wahala
Everything to a Blackman is racism.
Our racial insecurity is sometimes self inflicted, and it exudes so much weakness.

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by AFONJACOW(m): 7:36pm On Nov 20, 2018
Afonjas has been doing this for years with bleaching cream
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Nobody: 7:37pm On Nov 20, 2018
liyahwillie:
I'M A STRONG,BLACK,AFRICAN WOMAN....DE WHITE FOLK SHOULD FORK TO HELL...ASK DE WHITE BAES WHY THEY LOVE AFRICAN MEN....DE KARDASIANS CAN GIVE U DE REASON....MTCHEW DE WHITE FOLK LOVE OUR COLOUR AND RACE,THEY JUST CANT HELP IT.
#PROUDLY AFRICAN
White women have a hard time resisting African men grin

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Billionaire09: 7:39pm On Nov 20, 2018
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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by akinszz: 7:41pm On Nov 20, 2018
CivilzedTyger:
Being black is a honor, we stem from greatness. T.H.U.G
an honor �
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by liyahwillie(f): 7:43pm On Nov 20, 2018
immhotep:

White women have a hard time resisting African men grin
U KNOW DE MATTER...AFRICAN MEN ARE GOOD...DON'T MENTION grin[quote author=immhotep post=73150941]
White women have a hard time resisting African men grin
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Mulatta(m): 7:44pm On Nov 20, 2018
Seahawk:
No they are not
They have the right to, it's called freedom of expression
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by jonvalek(m): 7:47pm On Nov 20, 2018
STORY FOR THE gods! Yet our foolish black brat go dey bleach 'emselves and smell on top am. Yuk!
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Toks2008(m): 7:48pm On Nov 20, 2018
Many white ladies will do anything to have a mixed race simply because of our melanin.
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by jaxxy(m): 7:49pm On Nov 20, 2018
cescky:
Black man get problem oo

They abuse blacks due to skin color na problem

They act and tan skin to be like blacks problem..

Dont call us blacks call us African American....etc

Omo black man get wahala

Everything offends the black man.

When michael Jackson tried to turn white it offended them too.

Black folks are too extra!

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Nobody: 7:49pm On Nov 20, 2018
liyahwillie:

U KNOW DE MATTER...AFRICAN MEN ARE GOOD...DON'T MENTION grin
No comment grin


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKsnWkMSlp4

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Roadto2019: 7:51pm On Nov 20, 2018
cescky:
Black man get problem oo

They abuse blacks due to skin color na problem

They act and tan skin to be like blacks problem..

Dont call us blacks call us African American....etc

Omo black man get wahala
What those whites are doing is wrong. They didn't participate in the struggles or the racism melted out to us but want to use our skin for their purpose.

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by OMEGA009(m): 7:54pm On Nov 20, 2018
Blacks have been bleaching their skin to pass off as who they aren’t since 1900 and now we’re mad cos d shoe is on the other foot? Mtcheeew

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by maasoap(m): 7:54pm On Nov 20, 2018
cescky:


Let them keep getting angry..

The same way the word nigger was used to degrade a black man.. musicians removed the sting from it...and it's cool to call your guy nigga...even white call them selves "nigga"

My point is if you abuse me..it will only pain me if I pay attention to you..if I ignore you ud get tired and let me be...

What we give attention to expands

It is not that simple. Abuse and taunting is not something that you can just pretend to ignore like it is not happening to you. The more you ignored, the more the bullies become emboldened and the they come at you.

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Mulatta(m): 7:55pm On Nov 20, 2018
jaxxy:


Everything offends the black man.

When michael Jackson tried to turn white it offended them too.

Black folks are too extra!
He didn't try to turn, he had vitiligo
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Roadto2019: 7:56pm On Nov 20, 2018
madridsta007:

Don’t mind the fellow. Extremely ignorant.
True,the guy is so ignorant. So many ignorant folks in this country.

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Roadto2019: 7:57pm On Nov 20, 2018
Mulatta:

He didn't try to turn, he had vitiligo
You dey mind the idiot. So ignorant and clueless. Ignorant people shouldn't speak in Public.

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by jaxxy(m): 7:58pm On Nov 20, 2018
Mulatta:

He didn't try to turn, he had vitiligo

And his nose?

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by OsuMustGo: 8:01pm On Nov 20, 2018
booblacain:


Blackfishing explained
Various European and American social media influencers have been accused of practising a new-age form of blackface.
Swedish teen Emma Hallberg is among the many Instagram users who have been accused of starting and unashamedly taking part in a new phenomenon that has been dubbed “blackfishing” or “n****rfishing.”


Swedish teen Emma Hallberg has been accused of presenting herself as a racially ambiguous women to win more social media followers.

What is blackfishing?
Blackfishing refers to the practice of a white person presenting themselves as mixed race or racially ambiguous on social media to pander to a particular aesthetic, and therefore gaining more followers.

It has been viewed as a modern incarnation of blackface – the theatrical makeup used predominantly by non-black performers to represent a caricature of a black person. It is and has been considered a racially insensitive representation of blackness by black people all over the world.

There is no confirmation about who the first culprit of the new wave is or when they were identified but more social media users have been outed as being guilty of this practice in recent days.

The girls in the photos posted and shared numerous times online are significantly darker than they were in old photos, which have been dug up and used as a comparison.

Some of the girls in the photos can also be seen sporting traditionally black hairstyles such as dreadlocks and braids – a practice that has often been dubbed cultural appropriation.

Photos of these girls have been reposted numerous times on accounts aimed at celebrating black women and their hairstyles or makeup looks.

According to their followers, they have never corrected these pages for sharing their images and labelling them black women.

Fans have expressed their disappointment since finding out that their “faves” are not what they have been presenting themselves as. Some even reached out to Hallberg to ask her about her true ethnic background.

Hallberg has denied presenting herself as anything other than white Swedish teen Emma Hallberg has been accused of presenting herself as a racially ambiguous women to win more social media followers.and has claimed the before and after photos of her were merely taken during different times of the year.

When quizzed about her complexion by Buzzfeed, Hallberg attributed her look to “a deep tan naturally from the sun”.

The general consensus about the phenomenon seems to be disappointment in those found guilty of this practice, as many feel they are commodifying blackness as a means of personal gain.

This is due to the fact that the girls identified in the pictures are influencers and performers and earn a living from their appearances and social media feeds.

In addition, they are cashing in on sporting features that naturally occur among black women but are not met with the same level of admiration and enthusiasm.

While there are a few who have come to Hallberg’s defence, the overall consensus is she was wrong and she either needs to stop or face the backlash of a boycott on her social media accounts.



https://citizen.co.za/news/news-eish/2036408/blackfishing-explained/


Forward
Dumb stupìd post.
As if black colour has changed...
Where is black in this whole fuckery?


No one is ever black or white!

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by CivilzedTyger(m): 8:02pm On Nov 20, 2018
akinszz:
an honor �
Yes you're correct but I quoted someone from a movie though, those ain't my words.
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Nobody: 8:02pm On Nov 20, 2018
booblacain:


"black people" are angry about it because this was the same practice used by "white people" to exploite them during the slave trade era.

How? Could you please elaborate?
Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by dazzlingd(m): 8:02pm On Nov 20, 2018
cescky:
Black man get problem oo

They abuse blacks due to skin color na problem

They act and tan skin to be like blacks problem..

Dont call us blacks call us African American....etc

Omo black man get wahala

I found it hard reading and understanding what you wrote, you almost gave me migraine.

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Nobody: 8:20pm On Nov 20, 2018
cescky:


Let them keep getting angry..

The same way the word nigger was used to degrade a black man.. musicians removed the sting from it...and it's cool to call your guy nigga...even white call them selves "nigga"

My point is if you abuse me..it will only pain me if I pay attention to you..if I ignore you ud get tired and let me be...

What we give attention to expands


i will gladly pay to live in the south with that attitude..they way you will be brutalised in some places up the Mississippi will change that attitide

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Re: Blackfishing: The new trend of White People Trying To look Black by Nuzo1(m): 8:20pm On Nov 20, 2018
booblacain:


I agree with you 100% on that, however, the issue of blackfishing as it is seen now goes beyond racial insults, it is about racial profiteering and exploitation. Most of the "white people" that are being accused of blackfishing are Instagram influencers and so is obvious that they do it to profit from it. So, "black people" are thinking, ok, you built your society by exploiting the strenght of our bodies, now you want to build your acceptance and bank accounts by exploiting our cultural identity and essence, the same cultural identity that you intentionally denigrated and dragged in the gutters for 100s of years.

What kind of crap is this?

Whites are blackfishing to profit from it? Then what are the intentions of millions of black people around the world bleaching their skin for? I mean, given that light skinned people are mostly given a better privilege?

I don't care about the reason white people blackfish, black people should for once keep shut and be happy that whites are beginning to openly wish they are darker.

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