The step-daughter of Kourtney Kardashian once again garners mixed responses from Internet users after taking to her TikTok account to respond to blackfishing accusations.
- May 23, 2023
AceShowbiz - Alabama Barker has reacted to blackfishing accusations which emerged after she teased her upcoming rap song on social media. The daughter of Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler addressed the backlash in a TikTok video.
In the clip, which has since been deleted, the 17-year-old said, "I'm tired of people saying I don't know anything about rap music." The step-daughter of Kourtney Kardashian went on to share photos of her meeting hip-hop artists, like Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne.
The socialite also shared a snap featuring her meeting Rihanna on the set of her music video for one of her hit songs. "I went to Rihanna's music video when she shot the 'Umbrella' song, I believe - or one of her songs. So, another song I loved," she explained.
Alabama additionally shared a poster for the Blink-182 and Lil Wayne tour back in 2019. Other photos, meanwhile, saw Pharrell Williams and A$AP Ferg.
Alabama's new post garnered mixed responses from Internet users. "Trying to understand the correlation about knowing rap music because she met different black artists? This American version of [Iggy Azalea] need to go on now. Stop cos playing black women," one person said. "I'm sorry but it's giving 'my best friend is black' she cute tho," someone else added.
"She literally uses a blaccent and if y'all actually listen to the words, she's saying random s**t to make things rhyme lol," another naysayer wrote. "It's not rap music it's black culture but go off…," one other noted.
Meanwhile, some others showed support for Alabama and her music career. "Her dad is a big dawg in music! I'm sure she was around all types of genres her whole life. Y'all dnt wanna give her a chance cause shes not black," one pointed out, referring to the Blink-182 drummer. "im sorry but if it was a black girl wanting to do pop music these comments would be different," another commented.
A fan additionally thought that Alabama's song is pretty okay, saying, "Ngl she's beautiful and her song don't really sound bad I've heard worse!!! Tbh." There was also a person who accused the haters of being "jealous" of Alabama.
Alabama faced backlash after she posted a TikTok video of her mouthing the lyrics of her song earlier this month. "But listen who the f**k y'all talking to/ I'm Alabama, get to know me, I might sp-z on you," the 17-year-old lip synced. "Treat me like your mama, drip me out in some designer / Ice me out like boy, I'm wildin'/ You know the type of energy, don't treat me like it's 10 to me/ You better not be textin', treat your exes like your enemies."
That wasn't the first time Alabama was accused of blackfishing. "Even though I do not need to explain all of the negative assumptions about us, it's absurd to see a group of friends just having a good time gives so many grown adults a topic to talk about," she said in January after she posted a TikTok video of her dancing to YN Jay's "Perc & Sex" alongside her girl pals, who are black.
