(Photo Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n(Yes, we\u2019ll do a breakdown on what this all means)<\/p>\n
\u201cHere she go once again cosplaying as a black woman,\u201d accused one commenter.<\/p>\n
\u201cAwwww she\u2019s mixed this week,\u201d another wrote facetiously.<\/p>\nSpeaking to the Season 4 confessional camera on The Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian explains the double standard to which she holds her family. (Image Credit: Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cGirl what were you thinking,\u201d another Instagram user asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop it w the blackface already,\u201d a commenter demanded.<\/p>\n
Yet another follower simply remarked: \u201cBlackfishing much!!!\u201d<\/p>\nThe gulf between Khloe Kardashian\u2019s actual face and the sorts of photos that she chooses to share on social media has not escaped fans or critics. This is just one example, from September of 2020. (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThey wanna be black,\u201d wrote another commenter, observing that this applies to Khloe but also to her fellow Bratz cosplayers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI usually support [Khloe],\u201d began one nuanced fan, \u201cbut this is blackface and not an attractive look. It\u2019s disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another wrote: \u201c\u2026\u2026 you couldn\u2019t have done this without the darkening of your skin to a point it\u2019s almost blackface.\u201d<\/p>\nHeralding the opening of the first-ever Good American store, Khloe Kardashian channeled some mannequin realness. (Photo Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cY\u2019all are not black,\u201d another commenter flat-out instructed. \u201cThis is inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not offended easily but even this is crazyyyy,\u201d wrote an Instagram user.<\/p>\n
One commenter confessed: \u201cGirl I thought this was a random black woman.\u201d<\/p>\nGoing full duck with this selfie, Khloe Kardashian reminder her followers of how dramatically her look has changed. (Photo Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cNope, pretending to be a black or brown woman aint it,\u201d another wrote in a stern tone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI actually thought this was a black woman,\u201d admitted another. \u201cWhat the hell.\u201d<\/p>\n
While some of those may have confused blackface for blackfishing, the message was pretty clear.<\/p>\nOn The Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian wears a powder blue top and dramatic shades while confronting her mother. (Image Credit: Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cKhloe has had several skin cancer scares so she can\u2019t go out and tan,\u201d noted a commenter. \u201cShe probably added some tanners as a result . She gets so much criticism for everything, Iet the girl be\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cY\u2019all know her real pops OJ right,\u201d wrote another. \u201cShe black.\u201d<\/p>\n
It is true that Khloe has had very real skin cancer scares. But it is not true that OJ Simpson is her father; Khloe is a white woman of Armenian descent.<\/p>\nProducers and viewers alike felt concern when Khloe Kardashian shared her cancer fears. (Image Credit: Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell? Is it blackfishing or not? What even is blackfishing?<\/h2>\n Halloween is for everyone! And while some costumes will always be in poor taste, that\u2019s pretty closely limited to real-life evil (Nazi imagery, that sort of thing).<\/p>\n
Many costumes involve makeup \u2014 it\u2019s part of transforming your look. Clothing, props, accessories, and makeup all play a role.<\/p>\n
But sometimes, looks cross the line. And even if they\u2019re not blackface, they can be insulting and appropriative.<\/p>\nLounging on the patio, Khloe Kardashian discusses the nuances of her family\u2019s mistakes. (Image Credit: Hulu)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBlackface<\/h2>\n For generations, blackface has been a way for people to signal their mockery of Black people.<\/p>\n
This racist symbol dates back nearly 200 years, to 1830. From then on, it became a hateful way to mock and humiliate Black people.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, people paint their face black or a dark brown without knowing that they are wearing a racist symbol. Their intentions do not rob the symbol of its harmful meaning. And, frankly, there are very <\/em>few excuses for not knowing that.<\/p>\n90 Day Fiance star Miona Bell\u2019s Instagram photos caused controversy with viewers, even though she was likable on screen. Fans accused this Serbian woman of blackfishing. (Photo Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut what about blackfishing?<\/h2>\n Blackfishing is different, because \u2014 on its surface \u2014 it sounds like the polar opposite of blackface.<\/p>\n
Because blackfishing is when someone adopts a \u201cracially ambiguous\u201d styling that seems to imply that they are biracial or Black.<\/p>\n
The fact that people try this for a wider audience and for social clout almost sounds like a sign of social progress. And maybe it is? But it\u2019s also just \u2026 very bad.<\/p>\nAmelia Gray Hamlin looked remarkably brown in this photo, where she presents a style from her hair to her skin to her face to look different than fans usually see her. There is a word for this. (Photo Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis has been an epidemic among influencers, particularly on Instagram and Snapchat.<\/p>\n
Blackfishing usually involves using tan makeup, spray tan, or actual tanning. It also involves styling yourself in a certain way \u2014 from your hair to your lips to your eyes to your clothing \u2014 to suggest Black heritage.<\/p>\n
Most who do so might not realize that the term applies to them. But this deeply weird practice essentially means donning another race, another heritage, as a mask for long enough to snap some photos \u2026 and then washing off the makeup and continuing to experience white privilege while actual Black people continue to face systemic racism.<\/p>\nAn unflattering tweet compares Khloe Kardashian\u2019s pale hands to chicken feet, highlighting the stark contrast between Khloe\u2019s actual skin tone and the makeup that she wears on her face. Sometimes, she also wears it on her hands. (Image Credit: Twitter)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNo, it\u2019s not \u201cjust tanning\u201d<\/h2>\n In many \u2014 even most \u2014 instances of blackfishing, we\u2019re talking about very temporary things like makeup or spray tan. The white influencer finishes cosplaying as a person of color, then literally washes their hands of it.<\/p>\n
If Khloe simply had a tan, then the blackfishing complaints would not hold water. As it is \u2026 she is one of the first people to come to mind for many people.<\/p>\n
Her stans can defend her all that they like. But at the end of the day, Khloe has two Black children and a number of Black relatives. One day, she might have to stop and think about how they, and millions of others with skin like theirs, might feel about this practice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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