Ariana Grande accused of 'Asianfishing' in new photos

Ariana Grande was accused of “Asianfishing” after photos of her surfaced on the internet in which she appeared to have different facial features.

The photos were posted by New York-based photographer Katia Temkin on Instagram and were widely circulated on Twitter. In them, Grande poses in a green oversized blazer with a white ascot tied in a bow around her neck, an outfit she wore on “The Voice.”

Critics noted that in the photos, her eyes appeared to have a different shape than in previous pictures, speculating that she underwent plastic surgery. Grande’s supporters suggested that the controversy was overblown. Others suggested that implying her smaller shaped eyes looked more “Asian” was a racist assumption in itself.

“Asianfishing” refers to the act of a non-Asian individual attempting to look Asian by adopting Asian phenotypic features, makeup, clothing and other aspects of physical appearance.

The term is derived from “Blackfishing,” a term coined by Canadian journalist Wanna Thompson, in which a non-Black person tries to appear Black, often resulting in the non-Black person’s financial gain. Both terms originate from the idea of “catfishing,” or posing as someone you are not on dating apps or social media.

I don’t know why, but I really hope to see the day when Ariana Grande gets canceled.

Isn't diversity grand? It's like Gen Z is trying to turn everyone against the concept with this type of bullshit.

I just saw the pics. Wow, they’re right. She looks like an Asian girl.

It's not like it improved her looks any. A pig with too much lipstick is still a pig.

I'd like to see this donut licker be canceled too

Couldn't they come up with something better than Asianfishing? It hardly rolls off the tongue. I wish she would just disappear. Her lack of charisma is alarming.

See for yourself. They’re not lying.

I bet Kelly Clarkson secretly hates her but has to put on a smile to keep The Voice gravy train rolling.

Blake Shelton probably can't stand her either.

Kelly must feel like a whale when she’s near Ariana.

Lots of problems in the world, and people are insulted about this? You people have way too much time in your hands.

Why is she so ashamed of being Italian American? She should embrace her Mediterranean beauty and culture. She really has no identity. Went from curly-haired New Jersey Italian girl to red-haired bimbo to a guidette then to a light skinned Black girl and now she's Asian. What's next?

When Oli London praises you, you'd better commit suicide. Oli who spent thousands of dollars to look like a member of BTS and declared that he identified as Korean. He inspired this meme, featuring three actual members of BTS.

R8 woooow, I fully was expecting their description to be overblown hype, but again, woooow. I've never seen someone look so much like another race basically overnight. I was also expecting makeup effects, but no idea wth is going on there (surgery? But that seems crazy to do...) because she really looks like a different person.

Usually I don't easily support claims of this because clothing, styles, etc., are just temporary, superficial decorations, but this? She's straight up Rachel Dolezal-ing, only Asian.

My name kwai-xi. Prease, I trade you chicken finger for access to instagram account. Prease. Not Alianda Glande. Kwai-xi. Prease. One chicken finger I get in, ok? aliandagla de@hotmail.com... Prease. Chicken finger mean I get in? Prease. Pletty prease?

Ariana Grande in Asianface!!! Cancel her!!!

What an asshole at R16. What are you, 10?

Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Katharine Hepburn...Ariana Grande!

Asians should be offended. That White people on Twitter think they look that bad apparently.

Who cares what she tries to make herself look like. These kids that have such a hissy fit over not shit, need some lessons in real life.

I kind of rolled my eyes at this topic and then I looked at the photos.

That's clearly what she's trying to do.

[quote] She should embrace her Mediterranean beauty and culture.

She should follow Lady Gaga's example. Lady Gaga's not just an Italian actress, she is THE Italian actress/singer now.

[quote] Lady Gaga's not just an Italian actress, she is THE Italian actress/singer now.

The last time you guys did something that bad to Italy you had to create Columbus Day to apologise.

Her clothes are not Asian, and she's not done anything except make eye makeup make her look a certain way. That means nothing (unless you think all people with elongated eyes are Asian or trying to look Asian, which is itself a racist assumption).

I don’t even know what the hell is going on anymore.

[quote]I don’t even know what the hell is going on anymore.

Neither do I, R28.

R26, She's an Italian girl, from Brooklyn, New York from a traditional Italian family!

People carp about anything these days.

She's just following in the footsteps of her idol, Connie Francis.

She does look totally Asian in that instagram picture. But why would someone try to make her eyes look smaller? I thought everyone wanted bigger eyes.

R27 that doesn't look like a trick with makeup though, at all. I know makeup can make a difference in looks sometimes, but it won't change the eye shape and eye lid that much. I was rolling my eyes too until I looked at the photos -- it looks like surgery was done to make her look a different race. Even her hair looks like she dyed it black, instead of her usual dark brown/ highlighted look.

I'm not sure what's "racist" about noticing her copying typical Asian features -- it wasn't racist to call out Dolezal for her tight perm and darker makeup/ tanning. It is racist though to purposely do cosmetic stuff to look like a different race. You know it when you see it.

She's also known as someone that's done this before -- to Hispanics and Blacks. She had a recent photo session where she crossed the line with trying to look Black. It wasn't her going for her typical ambiguous race look either, which doesn't bother me as much. It's getting old for these White stars to pull this stunt though, where they cross the line from ambiguity/ tanning a lot, to making their features look like a specific race.

R33 having cat eyes is the in thing.

Asians in Asia are flattered. It's self-appointed white saviors on Twitter who have the problem.

Koreans loved it when Britney Spears wore a traditional Korean dress. The Japanese loved an American Vogue spread celebrating the kimono using a white model.

I guess this is offensive?

I don't know. Maybe she was just trying to have some fun with her look. Seems pretty harmless to me.

Harry Styles wore a dress and got tons of acclaim for it. Ariana manipulates her eyeliner and the world collapses.

Can't a girl just act a little koi?

This shit is so annoying. While Beyoncé is going around looking like Christie Brinkley.

R39

[quote]This shit is so annoying. While Beyoncé is going around looking like Christie Brinkley.

Where?

People should be more offended that she is trying to pass herself off as an artist.

So she moved from trying to look like a black woman now? I guess Latino will be up next...

Beyoncé looks black. Wearing a blonde weave is not unique and nobody thinks she's white.

What’s her next stunt going to be? Licking some mochi?

Ariana's spray tan veers into blackface at times. Same with Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner who got lip jobs and wear braids. They are purposely creating an illusion. Kim has pale skin naturally and Kylie and Ariana are just white.

Beyoncé and Rihanna are light-skinned and depending on lighting and makeup can appear lighter or darker. Bey did get a nose job and wears blonde hair but she doesn't look white most of the time. Shes also Creole and has a lot of European blood. Rihanna is a quarter white.

[Quote] Ariana manipulates her eyeliner and the world collapses.

Eye-liner is not responsible for how ridiculous she looks.

[quote] It is racist though to purposely do cosmetic stuff to look like a different race

How so?

[quote] Harry Styles wore a dress and got tons of acclaim for it

The only acclaim he got was from middle school aged girls. Nobody in the adult world cared. Some of us remember Young Thug, Andre 3000, Brad Pitt, Dennis Rodman, Kurt Cobain, Prince, David Bowie, RuPaul, Robin Williams, and Tyler Perry. Men wearing dresses is not new. In fact most men throughout history wore robes and skirts.

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