blackfishing

The act of a non-black person, most often a white woman, altering their appearance so as to appear black or incorporating aspects of black culture and beauty into their appearance. The term is intended as a criticism of such actions and is based on the slang word "catfishing," the act of misrepresenting oneself with a false identity, typically through online correspondence. People are saying this one influencer is blackfishing because of the way she uses makeup to make her skin look much darker.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

fishing
say her name
pitch black
once you go black, you never go back
goth up
be in (one's) black books
be in someone's black books
an Uncle Tom
tom
in (someone's) black books

词组	blackfishing
释义	blackfishing blackfishing The act of a non-black person, most often a white woman, altering their appearance so as to appear black or incorporating aspects of black culture and beauty into their appearance. The term is intended as a criticism of such actions and is based on the slang word "catfishing," the act of misrepresenting oneself with a false identity, typically through online correspondence. People are saying this one influencer is blackfishing because of the way she uses makeup to make her skin look much darker. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: fishing say her name pitch black once you go black, you never go back goth up be in (one's) black books be in someone's black books an Uncle Tom tom in (someone's) black books
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