Jesy Nelson has said that she would “never intentionally do anything to make myself look racially ambiguous”, following accusations of ‘blackfishing’ with her new solo single ‘Boyz’ and its video.
She also says that comments making these accusations were removed from her social media accounts by her management in an effort to protect her mental health.Accusations that Nelson has attempted to make herself look and sound black came up in an interview with The Guardianearlier this year and – with the release of ‘Boyz’ – she was again questioned on the subject in a new interview with Vulture.In its article, Vulture says that – in the new song – Nelson “sing-talks, arguably in a ‘blaccent'”, while a separate reviewsays that “the video sees.
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