People on Twitter are accusing white influencers of pretending to be black
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Words by Fashion Journal
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In today’s episode of cultural appropriation, people on Twitter are accusing white influencers of pretending to be black.
A thread started by user @WannasWorld is outing supposedly white models for appropriating black features.
Can we start a thread and post all of the white girls cosplaying as black women on Instagram? Let’s air them out because this is ALARMING.
— Wanna (@WannasWorld) November 7, 2018
It all came about after Swedish Instagram influencer @eemmahallberg was accused of wearing makeup several shades darker than her skin tone.
2016 – 2018 ? pic.twitter.com/wGOLy1zVMX
— ‘ (@Laaurfenty) November 6, 2018
In an alleged leaked screenshot, a fellow Instagram user DM’d @eemmahallberg directly and received the following response:
You heard it here first pic.twitter.com/7ydeSABzpD
— Angelica Fratis II (@fratis_first) November 7, 2018
Famous personalities that also came under fire for imitating black features included the likes of Ariana Grande and Kim Kardashian.
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