Is Ariana Grande Black – $200M Rich Singer Begs Fans to Stop Body-Shaming Despite Profiting From Black Aesthetics to Boost Music Sale
Ariana Grande is among the most influential and successful people in the entertainment industry. The singer and songwriter had swooned millions of her fans with her numerous hit albums and singles. Apart from singing, Grande is also known for her acting skills in TV shows and theatres. The singer is also one of the most followed celebrities on social media platforms. The Thank U, Next singer has over 330 million Instagram followers, over 80 million Twitter followers, and on TikTok, she has 25 million followers.
The 7 Rings singer was recently trolled on social media for her weight loss. Numerous followers of the singer commented on her dropped weight and compared it to her earlier physique. Ariana Grande shared a video on TikTok where she requested her fans to stop body shaming and commenting on the looks of other people. However, looking back at her, there have been times when she was found blackfishing for personal benefits.
Ariana Grande Profited From Black Aesthetics to Boost Music Sales
One of the most popular singers on social media, Ariana Grande’s racial background has always been a much-discussed topic. While many conclude she is a Latina, others have doubts because of her outwardly appearance. The actress was seen in her original skin tone on her show Victorious, where she had pale skin. However, with the massive success of her music career, she has undergone various changes in styling her looks, hair, fashion, makeup, etc. that strongly resembles the black community.
The actress and singer is accused of blackfishing for profit. Blackfishing is a form of racebending. It is used to describe non-black people who use makeup, tanning, and hairstyling to get the appearance of Black or mixed race.
Ariana Grande is a famous pop star who has given numerous chartbusters, and her image is crucial to millions of her fans. She uses her image to make profits and reportedly has also been part of the blackfishing trend. She used Blackness as a costume for her career benefit, which is insensitive toward marginalized groups.
Citing an example of Blackfishing at the 2016 MTV VMA Awards, Ariana Grande had a performance with popular female rapper Nicki Minaj. The duo rocked the stage with the song Side to Side. However, it was notable in pictures from the event, that Grande had self-tanned skin and her complexion looked darker than Nicki Minaj, who is a black woman.
Ariana Grande pleads to her fans to stop body shaming
In the recent video shared by the Die For You fame, she is seen in a casual a look with no makeup and styling. In the video, Grande told the fans to be more gentle and less comfortable in judging her and other people’s looks. The situation occurred when her fans pointed out her weight loss and made comparisons to her earlier looks. The actress shared that she wishes to address concerns as her body is paid close attention to by people.
Grande shared that her earlier body, which looked amazing according to fans, was the unhealthiest version of herself. She shared,
“I was on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my health, but that in fact wasn’t my healthy.
I know I shouldn’t have to explain that, but I do feel like maybe having an openness and some sort of vulnerability here will [mean] something good might come from it. I don’t know but that’s the first thing. Healthy can look different.”
Ariana Grande also talked about being sensitive about body shaming anyone. She said,
“Even if you are coming from a loving place and a caring place, that person probably is working on it or has a support system that they are working on it with.”
The Into You singer said that we do not know if someone has gone through something which may have led to physical changes. She requested people try to be more sensitive.
Source- Berkeley B-side
