Danielle Bregoli, also known as Bhad Bhabie, is taking heat from the internet again. This time it's for her skin appearing several shades darker than when she first surfaced on Dr. Phil in 2017.
The rapper posted two videos to Instagram with her skin visibly darker than normal.
Black people have long criticized Bregoli for mimicking Black culture and making herself literally look like a Black woman despite being visibly white. The teenager is of Italian descent.
Bregoli, unfortunately, gained notoriety after being a guest on Dr. Phil, where she became a viral sensation after telling a guest "cash me outside."
Since then, the 17-year-old has gone out of her way to court controversy as a way to promote her fledgling rap career.
Over the past few years, many online have accused her of digital blackface, also known now as "blackfishing." The term "n****rfishing" was coined by writer Wanna in 2018 after she noticed a trend of white women seemingly cosplaying as Black women on Instagram. Dozens of other infamous stars, like Kim Kardashian and Ariana Grande, have been accused of similarly darkening their skin to make themselves look like Black women.
Twitter had a lot of thoughts about Bregoli's new look, with many asking why she was even still famous.
Rachel Dolezol somewhere looking at bhad bhabie like: “All you bitches is my sons” pic.twitter.com/vN8PZA04yw
— Sasha (@Baby_sashaaaa) April 6, 2020
Bhad Bhabie tryna be black but really are we surprised? pic.twitter.com/xQYfQfjE5W
— zoë ⁷ (@starIightjoon) April 6, 2020
Ok.. So Bhad Bhabie got her ass beat so bad by Woah Vicky that she left for a few months and changed ethnicities.. The hell man.. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/9RI6plfE1r
— Studs & Squints (@StudsAndSquints) April 6, 2020
Y’all gave Bhad Bhabie clout and let her think she’s welcome ????????♂️ I blame y’all. Should’ve left her on Dr.Phill
— JayDaOtter ???? (@RikoDaGod) April 6, 2020
Bhad Bhabie went from this to this. Why?! Make it make sense. She on that Kylie Jenner type bullshit. Fyi: Its okay to look white. Your regular self was just fine as is. I'm sick of this. Sry but I cant praise it. She make it so hard to continue being a fan ????. pic.twitter.com/4jUDFr9slh
— Starlight starbright (@star4hyo) April 6, 2020
Kim Kardashian when she sees Bhad Bhabie blackfishing pic.twitter.com/2ZJjdM22Ub
— Jimmy (@jimmy_koski) April 6, 2020
What in the blackfish is Bhad Bhabie doing??? pic.twitter.com/LBedvE9JD0
— Cookie Kawaii Stan Account (@ebonymystique) April 6, 2020
Can y’all please get this black ass wannabe bhad bhabie off my tl please pic.twitter.com/IO1PwRsTEf
— ##Alana ???????? (@546JISUNG) April 6, 2020
Unfortunately, Bregoli got on Instagram Live and thanked the internet for making her a trending topic.
"Aww I'm trending, thank you," she said. She went on to say that her "transformation into a light-skinned Black woman is almost complete."