When ‘Looking Black’ Became a Fashion Trend

In today’s video, we’re discussing the rise of blackfishing, performative beauty, and why modern fashion and beauty culture increasingly feels inauthentic. Over the last few years, social media has blurred the lines between identity, aesthetics, race, beauty standards, and personal style — creating a culture where many women no longer develop an authentic sense of presentation, but instead imitate hyper-curated online aesthetics. From racially ambiguous beauty trends to Instagram face culture, fake tanning, cosmetic procedures, curated hairstyles, and aesthetic mimicry, this video explores how beauty has become more about performance than individuality. We’ll talk about how social media trends, influencer culture, and modern fashion have encouraged women to adopt identities and aesthetics that often feel disconnected from who they really are. This is also a deeper conversation about authenticity in fashion, femininity, personal style, and visual identity. Why does so much modern beauty feel manufactured? Why do so many people look the same online? And how does inauthenticity affect the way women dress, present themselves, and develop confidence? If you enjoy cultural commentary, fashion analysis, beauty trend discussions, and videos about modern femininity, luxury aesthetics, social media culture, identity performance, and the psychology behind style, this video is for you. Some of the references used in this video about blackfishing and fashion: Blackfishing: 'Black is cool, unless you're actually black' https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2... The Problem With Blackfishing https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-life... 13 celebrities who have been accused of Blackfishing https://www.businessinsider.com/celeb... Black Instagram influencers call out 'blackfishing' white women for racial appropriation https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/b... Part 1: An Instagram Influencer 'Blackfishing'    • Part 1: An Instagram Influencer 'Blackfish...   You can check out my other videos on beauty and fashion standards here: Why Your Lip Filler is Starting to Make You Look CHEAP 🙃    • Why Your Lip Filler is Starting to Make Yo...   How Women's BODIES Became FASHION TRENDS & Why Tik Tok Is Making It WORSE    • How Women's BODIES Became FASHION TRENDS &...   Proof NO ONE Knows How To Dress Anymore? BBL Fashion.    • Proof NO ONE Knows How To Dress Anymore? B...   Thank you for watching my video, if you would like to support me with more than a view you can always buy me a coffee! This will help to support my channel and help me to keep the content coming. You can check out my account here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Tajiamay Products I use: My Lighting Stand https://amzn.to/3uaIsqA *Disclaimer FTC disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links Check out my Entrepreneurship & Finance Channel:    / @destinymade8127   Follow me on IG @TajaMay https://www.instagram.com/tajamay/?hl=en Business Enquiries ONLY: [email protected]