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Ain’t Got Enough Money to Pay Me Respect”: Blackfishing, Cultural Appropriation, and the Commodification of Blackness

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Cherid, Maha Ikram·2021·Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies
DOI 10.1177/15327086211029357
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The term blackfishing, which takes a twist on the concept of catfishing, that is, tricking people online into thinking you are someone else, refers to the practice of (mostly) White women pretending to be Black by using makeup, hairstyles, and fashion that originate in Black Culture to gain financial benefits. This article aims to contextualize the concept of blackfishing through a critical literary review that will cover the following elements: cultural appropriation, the commodification of Black culture, the representation of Black women in North America, and the operationalization of blackfishing.

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  • Appropriative acts are harmful when they erode a marginalized culture's distinctive identity, infringe cultural property rights without credit or compensation, misrepresent or profoundly offend another's culture, or fetishize another's culture as a commodity or a costume.

    “Specifically, appropriative acts are harmful when they involve inhabiting a cultural voice or performing a cultural practice in a way that erodes a marginalized culture's distinctive identity, infringes cultural property rights without credit or compensation, misrepresents or profoundly offends another's culture, or fetishizes another's culture as a commodity or a costume (Cherid 2021; Young and”

    From Between Cultural Appreciation and Cultural Appropriation: Self-Authorizing the Consumption of Cultural Difference (2024) · cites this paper as Cherid 2021

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Authors
Cherid, M. I.
Affiliations
McGill University (CA)
Corresponding author
Cherid, Maha Ikram
ORCID
Cherid, Maha Ikram
Venue
Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2021-07-14
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
359-364
ISSN
  • 1532-7086 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-356X
DOI
10.1177/15327086211029357
OpenAlex
W3183385219
Cited by
73
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 21 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
FWCI
59.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Culture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Cultural Identity and Representation
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Social Issues and Sustainability
Keywords
catfishing, cultural appropriation, Black women, representation of Black women, racial performance, North America

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