Comment on Ariana Grande: The Last Racebender

DandomRude@piefed.social ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• violet08@lemmy.today ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ariana is infamous for blackfishing. When she played pretend as a black person it was profitable for her to be a “baddie” + rap/trap infused pop music was in (see a pic of her from 2018). When she was casted for Wicked she decided that to be taken seriously as a “prestige” actress she had to transition back to being a white person (see pics of her from 2025).

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  • exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Isn’t she just…Italian?

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    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      no, she’s a Starbucks blonde frappé with soy milk.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Damn. Beginning to think race might be some kind of socio-economic construct used to mystify material conditions of the proletariat.

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  • DandomRude@piefed.social ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Thank you very much for the explanation :)

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    • violet08@lemmy.today ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      if you wanna have a laugh watch this clip of her current (white) self interviewing her past (black) self: m.youtube.com/shorts/EgYlEC5UemE

      the blackfishing is so blatant & it’s not just the appearance

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      • ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That’s just sad

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      • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Can she not read?

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• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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  • Kalothar@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    2018 okay either a specific event I can find or intentionally darkened. These are from the met gala (may 2019) and the billboards women of music (December, 2018)

    Do with this what you will

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You can tell from the background that the lighting isn’t as bright. It doesn’t mean it was photoshopped and doesn’t mean it was dishonest.

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      • Kalothar@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Ahhh I get that, sorry wasn’t trying to accuse you specifically

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