Just ignore them, who cares? Let em talk." It's the same makeup from every other part of the video just with a Smokey eye and different wig. In another tweet, she wrote: "I'm the same colour as I always am, just in a dimly lit room with red lights. Suddenly I wear a black wig in a club scene & it's an issue." It's the same shade in every music video since "Sally Walker". "I'm wearing a shade 6 in Armani foundation, it's the same shade I've worn for the last 3 years. "I can't care about something that ridiculous and baseless," she wrote on Twitter. The thread has since been liked over 46,000 times, and sparked a defining conversation into how common Blackfishing is in the world of celebrities and influencers-with Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande also being called into question in past years.įollowing the backlash the rapper responded to critics, calling the accusations "ridiculous and baseless." The term first began circulating in 2018, after journalist Wanna Thompson posted a now-viral tweet that called for examples of white women "cosplaying" as Black women on social media.
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The term 'Blackfishing' refers to the act of someone who is not a person of colour attempting to make themselves appear Black, mixed-race or racially ambiguous, whether it be through altering skin tone, hairstyle, or other features.
Sparked by a tweet from clothing brand Boohoo, who shared images from the video clip alongside the caption "Iggy Azalea is serving #iamthestripclub", viewers took to social media to call out the singer. In the video, Azalea-real name Amethyst Amelia Kelly-can be seen wearing multiple outfits, including a yellow leather motorcycle ensemble inspired by Christina Aguilera in the early 2000s, but it was her considerably darker skin tone and hair colour that many fans took immediate issue with. On July 1, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea released her latest music video for single "I Am The Stripclub", in which the 31-year-old musician has been accused of "blackfishing."
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