blackfishing
Faking ethnic identity
Blackfishing is when a white person alters their appearance to seem Black or mixed-race—through tanning, makeup, hairstyles, or photo editing.
The term draws on "catfishing" (online identity deception) and implies appropriation of Black aesthetics for social media clout or commercial gain while avoiding the discrimination Black people face: She was accused of blackfishing after her Instagram photos surfaced.
Wrongful taking of entrusted assets
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- fetishizationIrrational reverence for something
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
- exploitationSelfish use of others
tokenism · stereotyping · privilege · entitlement · insensitivity · hegemony · erasure · performative
Curing hides or bronzing
- self-tannerLotion creating artificial tan
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- catfishingDeceiving via false identity
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
pretense · masquerade · disguise · fakery · manipulation · fabrication · inauthenticity · fraudulence
misappropriation
Wrongful taking of entrusted assets
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- fetishizationIrrational reverence for something
- exoticismAllure of the unfamiliar
exploitation · tokenism · stereotyping · privilege · entitlement · insensitivity · hegemony · erasure · performative · expropriation
tanning
Curing hides or bronzing
- self-tannerLotion creating artificial tan
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- catfishingDeceiving via false identity
misrepresentation · pretense · masquerade · disguise · fakery · manipulation · fabrication · inauthenticity · fraudulence · deceit
melanin
Natural coloring compound
- braidsInterwoven hair sections
- cornrowsScalp-hugging braided rows
- dreadlocksRopelike matted hair strands
afro · African-American · heritage · ethnicity · ancestry · diaspora · community · roots · hip-hop · aesthetics
backlash
Strong negative reaction
- criticismJudgment of faults
- calloutPublic accusation or summons
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
debate · outrage · accountability · awareness · sensitivity · offense · apology · defense · denial · ethics
blackfishingwhitewashing
Concealing unpleasant facts
skin lightening · colorism · passing as white · assimilation · whitening
blackfishingallyship
Active support for marginalized
cultural exchange · cultural sensitivity · staying in one's lane
black, blacker, blackest, blackly, blackness, blacken, blackened, blackening, blacks