Ariana Grande is being slammed for “Asianfishing” after social media users claim she purposefully altered her looks to appear “more Asian.”
The backlash comes after the “7 Rings” singer shared images from a recent photoshoot. In the pics, she rocked her hair slicked back and a simple makeup look that included her signature winged eyeliner and a bright red lip. She wore a white ribbon tied around her neck and a suited grey look in the outdoor setting.
Fans quickly flooded her Instagram comments with Asianfishing accusations, which caused the photo to be deleted shortly after. However, screenshots of the images made their way across social media platforms. On Twitter, fans kept the dragging going. One user wrote, “Ariana Grande think she asian now.” Another questioned if the pop star is now moving more towards Asian aesthetics since KPop is what’s currently “cool.”
ariana grande think she asian now (??) pic.twitter.com/TngWnyUlUD
— BIG BILL 24k (@ladon_alex) December 3, 2021
does anyone else feel like ariana grande was trying to be black (or at least dark) in like 2016 when the Kardashians and that look was at its prime and now that kpop is what's ~cool~ she looks asian?
— Ama 🧸 (@papasdemac) December 1, 2021
Ariana Grande really said "ok fine I'm done pretending to be Hispanic, I'll pretend to be Asian this time" https://t.co/IOaUx0x9u6
— Minerva Posted a video for once Kelley (@doubleca5t) December 3, 2021
damn ariana grande collects races like infinity stones… was dressing up as black and latina not enough, now she's gonna try on being asian? pic.twitter.com/3LHuIGRqqy
— literally just some guy (@cowboyqweer) December 3, 2021
While the world was busy criticizing the Grammy-award winner over the past few days, influencer Oli London, who has undergone multiple surgeries to appear Korean, praised Grande’s new look.
“I’m so in love with @ArianaGrande new Asian look. It looks so cute and oriental. Welcome to the TRANSRACIAL club Ari,” London tweeted.
I’m so in love with @ArianaGrande new Asian look. It looks so cute and oriental. Welcome to the TRANSRACIAL club Ari, so happy to have you join me. Can we become the King & Queen of Korea together already? 👑👸🏻🤴🏻 #olilondon #ArianaGrande #transracial pic.twitter.com/coWlW0idQS
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) December 3, 2021
Grande has come under fire for years for “Blackfishing” and has been recently called out for ditching her Black-presenting style when it was no longer beneficial to her.
Do you think Ariana Grande is purposefully trying to emulate other races, or are the fans reaching?