The emergence of Reverse Blackfishing sees white women distance themselves from Blackness and go back to their roots – and Black women are left to pick up the pieces.

The emergence of Reverse Blackfishing sees white women distance themselves from Blackness and go back to their roots u2013 and Black women are left to pick up the pieces.

What happens when white women no longer want to look Black?

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What a cruel irony for Western beauty standards to frown upon Black features and then glorify them when placed on white women

Blackfishing exists in a space where others can take what they want from the Black female experience and we’re just left to pick up the pieces

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Reverse Blackfishing allows white women to retire the aesthetic that cosplays Black women when it no longer serves them.

Cultural appropriation took a sinister turn with reverse Blackfishing, and it’s taking an emotional toll on Black women