Ariana Grande's Comments Have Furious Fans Accusing Her of Blackfishing

Ariana Grande upset a lot of people after her recent interview with Billboard. She is being accused of "blackfishing" because her personality traits and appearance have drastically changed from when she first came into the public eye.

Is that what's happening, or are people overreacting? We look into the issue.

Sources:

Blackfishing:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Blackfishing,
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46427180,
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/blackfishing-what-is-it-influencers-instagram-makeup-racism-black-white-social-media-a8667961.html

Blaccent:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blaccent,
http://www.theisthmus.com.au/2018/04/its-time-to-talk-about-blaccent/

Blackface History:
https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/why-is-blackface-controversial-look-at-history.htm

Portrayals on TV:
https://library.uoregon.edu/sites/default/files/data/guides/english/howard_journal_communications.pdf

Racial Fetishism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrx7joU8HrA,
http://afropunk.com/2018/06/nicki-minaj-slut-shames-sex-workers-while-she-literally-sells-sexual-performance-the-same-way/,
https://www.wweek.com/culture/2017/11/03/were-not-here-for-white-peoples-pleasure-on-race-fetish-and-objectification/

Racial Ambiguity:
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/news/a45441/calvin-harris-name-why/,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/04/how-a-white-australian-rapper-mastered-her-blaccent/,
https://www.revelist.com/celebrity/ariana-grande-brown-face-breathin/13958/default/4

’Cool Factor’:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/04/how-a-white-australian-rapper-mastered-her-blaccent/

Cultural Awareness:
https://www.commisceo-global.com/blog/how-to-avoid-cultural-appropriation-promote-cultural-awareness-instead

Italian History:
https://www.quora.com/Is-Ariana-Grande-black-or-Hawaiian

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