JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 58 minutes ago, xlx said: The fact that people try to defend this with "this is normal in the UK". Does that maybe mean that in your culture there's a larger problem of white girls appropriating black features to appear mixed and you're just failing to acknowledge it? Hi meet the ganguro girl. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelusionalGaga 29,409 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, bambi96 said: How is tan a black feature? Literally all over europe people are darker than she is with tan alone lmao Are you feigning ignorance or is it really that hard for you to understand? It's not just a tan. It's the tan, the lips, the curly hair, dreadlocks, the whole "hood" thing in the Boyz video. People wouldn't make a fuss about someone being tan but it's the overall package that clearly indicates what Jesy or her team was aiming at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 41,974 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1 hour ago, xlx said: The fact that people try to defend this with "this is normal in the UK". Does that maybe mean that in your culture there's a larger problem of white girls appropriating black features to appear mixed and you're just failing to acknowledge it? If blackfishing is normalized in the UK then I will channel my inner @Miss Dolly (I miss u) and drag the entire country buy bionic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,365 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, bambi96 said: How is tan a black feature? Literally all over europe people are darker than she is with tan alone lmao i guess people shouldn't tan anymore? they should avoid the sun and wear sunscreen so they never tan in order to never get accused of trying to pass as other races with darker skin? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 41,974 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, dojo said: i guess people shouldn't tan anymore? they should avoid the sun and wear sunscreen so they never tan in order to never get accused of trying to pass as other races with darker skin? We should probably all wear sunscreen more than we should TBF buy bionic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 17,705 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Americans are so obsessed with race expecting the whole world to follow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 17,705 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 15 hours ago, CyanDante said: SAME I thought only Perrie was white in Little Mix. I literally had to google yesterday if she is white after reading all the comments here. What is white though? As a European this confuses me so much? Are Italians considered white despite generally have more tan skin, darker hair, darker eyes and different features from for instance Scandinavians? The obsession with race in the US makes me cringe sometimes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepsami 17,705 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, xlx said: Are you feigning ignorance or is it really that hard for you to understand? It's not just a tan. It's the tan, the lips, the curly hair, dreadlocks, the whole "hood" thing in the Boyz video. People wouldn't make a fuss about someone being tan but it's the overall package that clearly indicates what Jesy or her team was aiming at. Everyone has swollen lips nowadays because of fillers being a beauty fad that wont die, curly hair is something a lot of southern European people naturally have and also some "white" people. People are looking too much into this imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletubby 134,522 Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 Jesy was bullied since the start of X Factor 2011, people were always cruel to her, called her fat and ugly. X Factor bosses instead of helping and protecting her used this for the show maybe her fake tan, big hair, big lips are her coping mechanisms. it makes her feel pretty and she thinks that if she will change everything in her apparence people will like her. i love 🐀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambi96 1,545 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, xlx said: Are you feigning ignorance or is it really that hard for you to understand? It's not just a tan. It's the tan, the lips, the curly hair, dreadlocks, the whole "hood" thing in the Boyz video. People wouldn't make a fuss about someone being tan but it's the overall package that clearly indicates what Jesy or her team was aiming at. The only thing I can see is dreadlocks. White people have: tan skin, curly hair... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Nobody mentions that it’s pretty normal in every human society to want to look like something you’re not. Some women wanna look like men, some men wanna look like women. People want to look like celebrities, they get surgeries and mimic how they act. Some people of color want to look white, some white people want to look like people of color. Some Westerners want to look Asian and some Asian people want to look like Westeners. The intentions of these are often far less insidious than they seem and often revolve around the person’s dissatisfaction with being who they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,365 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Chic said: Nobody mentions that it’s pretty normal in every human society to want to look like something you’re not. Some women wanna look like men, some men wanna look like women. People want to look like celebrities, they get surgeries and mimic how they act. Some people of color want to look white, some white people want to look like people of color. Some Westerners want to look Asian and some Asian people want to look like Westeners. The intentions of these are often far less insidious than they seem and often revolve around the person’s dissatisfaction with being who they are. this is such a smart, in depth reply, thank you, you gave the whole conversation a new insight and a fresh perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 35 minutes ago, Sepsami said: What is white though? As a European this confuses me so much? Are Italians considered white despite generally have more tan skin, darker hair, darker eyes and different features from for instance Scandinavians? The obsession with race in the US makes me cringe sometimes Mediterranean people are much darker yet considered white. The problem is people's depiction of white is just one thing. Even in art work through out the years people's depiction of white has changed. Venus used to be depicted as a darker Mediterranean woman and later she was changed to pale with blonde hair. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCHofficial 5,293 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanDante 5,848 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 46 minutes ago, Sepsami said: What is white though? As a European this confuses me so much? Are Italians considered white despite generally have more tan skin, darker hair, darker eyes and different features from for instance Scandinavians? The obsession with race in the US makes me cringe sometimes I am Indian. Anyway, I was just going on face value, I haven't followed them that much and I genuinely didn't know. But I agree with your last statement. And it's not just limited to race. I'm not very good with Social Mediaᵀᴹ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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