A popular content creator and TikTok influencer is facing backlash after fans have discovered she is brown-skinned but appears light-skinned in her TikTok videos.
On Aug. 27 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, PinkyDoll made an appearance to present Kai Cenat with a trophy. But attendees noticed that she is a naturally brown-skinned woman but looks light-skinned online.
Scores of Twitter users chimed in to address their thoughts about her visibly different look.
“PinkyDoll using colorism to get the bag was an elite game plan,” one user tweeted. “Yes yes yes, brown skin so good.”
Another pointed out: “People been benefitting off blackfishing so I’m not even mad at PinkyDoll for doing the reverse,” another wrote.
Keep reading to see more responses from the internet.
“Got a light skinned girl look like pinky doll, got a dark skinned girl look like pinky doll.”
“The fact pinky doll tricked the colorists and the algorithms.”
“We all know how colorist our society is. So pinky doll using the light skin filter & really being Darkskin was SMART AF! Great marketing get your money!”
“Pinkydoll with the CRAZIEST SWITCH UP for this Colorist Eurocentric World. Would she have probably not have gotten as big as she was If she didnt use the filters. Also Social media is so much easier for girls.”
While some say PinkyDoll is using a filter to lighten her skin, a growing problem has begun to brew in many parts of the world, where scores of women have begun to bleach their skin.
In April, Shine My Crown reported about the wave of skin lightening products that have permeated the beauty market, causing many women with darker skin to consider brightening their naturally-colored skin tone due to several factors, including colorism and Eurocentric beauty standards based in Western markets.
But what many women who opt to undergo the process may not know are the harmful side effects of skin bleaching. If you or someone you know is considering skin bleaching, read about what it entails and how it can damage your health in the long term.
