![]() ![]() ![]() the girls BEEN blackfishing,” the post said. “Finding out Rita Ora isn’t black at all and both of her parents are white Albanians is so trippy. ![]() Singer Rita Ora, who is of Albanian heritage, has been accused of “blackfishing”Ī Twitter user posted a series of pictures of the singer, including one of her with her parents – who are both Albanian – and others of her with a series of hairstyles such as braids and an afro. Rita Ora has been open about her Albanian background (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) What is the situation with Rita Ora? Many celebrities have also been accused of appropriating elements of black culture and style. Dolezal, who used to be a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Washington, was exposed as being white to the shock of many. The term came to prominence in 2018 when several ethnically white influencers were accused of “blackfishing”.Īmong those accused of this was Polish influencer Aga Brzostowska, also known as Alicja, who admitted to making her skin “darker” in an interview with the BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat, but said her skin was not naturally pale and that she had not “done anything in a malicious way”.Īnother influencer, Emma Hallberg from Sweden, was also accused of “posing as black” after photos of her younger self showing a paler skin tone made the rounds on social media.īut Halberg also denied the accusations, and said she never “claimed or tried to be black or anything else”.Īnother name associated with blackfishing is Rachel Dolezal, who was accused of posing as a black activist. ![]()
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