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Instagram model insists she hasn’t pretended to be black

Source: News Corp Australia Network:
November 15, 2018 at 12:58
Emma Hallberg, 19, is known for uploading selfies and makeup tips for her 200,000 Instagram followers.Source:Instagram
Emma Hallberg, 19, is known for uploading selfies and makeup tips for her 200,000 Instagram followers.Source:Instagram

A Swedish Instagram model is facing controversy after followers accused her of pretending to be black, calling her out for cultural appropriation.

A Swedish Instagram model is facing controversy after followers accused her of pretending to be black, calling her out for cultural appropriation.

Emma Hallberg, 19, is known for uploading selfies and makeup tips for her 200,000 Instagram followers. But some social media users were shocked when they found out that Hallberg, who currently has a bronze complexion, is white.

It all started last Tuesday when a Twitter user uploaded a photo from Hallberg’s Instagram along with a screenshot of a conversation pointing out that the brunette beauty is actually white.

“I honestly thought Emma [Hallberg] was half black lol,” another Twitter user commented.

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