Amelia Hamlin is reacting to claims of “blackfishing” in her latest Instagram post. The 19-year-old model posted a series of photos on Thursday (February 25) with tanned skin and her hair in a long thin braid.
Commenters accused Amelia of “blackfishing”, a practice where non-Black people use hair or makeup to make themselves appear Black or racially ambiguous.
She responded to the claims on her Instagram stories, writing, “im receiving a lot of comments in regards to my latest photo.
I am being told that I am ‘black fishing’ – thank you all for educating me on this topic. I recently went on vacation in the sun, and with my Italian heritage I tan very easily.” “There is no self tanner involved.
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