Beyond Today

Blackfishing: is it okay for white girls to look black?


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Over the past year the issue of colourism and prejudice against people with a darker skin tone have become a global talking point. A beauty trend that has emerged on social media has supercharged the debate. Blackfishing is when white girls make themselves look like women of colour or racially ambiguous. Tina Daheley speaks to an Instagram Influencer, Alicja, who has been accused of blackfishing, while social historian, Emma Dabiri, explains that the trend may not be that new at all.

Producers: Seren Jones, Philly Beaumont, and Jaja Muhammad.

Mixed by Nicolas Raufast.
Editor: John Shields.

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