Blackfishing: The women accused of pretending to be black
Δημοσιεύτηκε: 12 Οκτ 2021, 11:36
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-46427180
"Alicja is just one of a number of white Instagram influencers who've been accused of changing their features to make themselves look more like black women.
People have pointed in their pictures they have darker skin, fuller lips, bigger thighs and bums, and hairstyles that include curls and braids."
"Dara Thurmond, a nurse from New York who's been vocal about blackfishing, told Radio 1 Newsbeat that black people "just being ourselves" has "always been frowned upon".
She says her frustration comes when white women who appear to be posing as black don't know "the struggle that black women go through just to be accepted as who they are".
Καινούργιο θέμα για να ασχολούμαστε τώρα...
Το να υιοθετεί μια λευκή γυναίκα κάποια εμφανισιακά χαρακτηριστικά που παραπέμπουν σε μαύρη δεν είναι αποδεκτό γιατί λέει δεν έχει βιώσει τον αγώνα των μαύρων γυναικών...
"Alicja is just one of a number of white Instagram influencers who've been accused of changing their features to make themselves look more like black women.
People have pointed in their pictures they have darker skin, fuller lips, bigger thighs and bums, and hairstyles that include curls and braids."
"Dara Thurmond, a nurse from New York who's been vocal about blackfishing, told Radio 1 Newsbeat that black people "just being ourselves" has "always been frowned upon".
She says her frustration comes when white women who appear to be posing as black don't know "the struggle that black women go through just to be accepted as who they are".
Καινούργιο θέμα για να ασχολούμαστε τώρα...
Το να υιοθετεί μια λευκή γυναίκα κάποια εμφανισιακά χαρακτηριστικά που παραπέμπουν σε μαύρη δεν είναι αποδεκτό γιατί λέει δεν έχει βιώσει τον αγώνα των μαύρων γυναικών...
