#ebonymuse

[jacks0nbaby]

"Why doesn't no one talk much about otw michael/afro michael" bc #they don't like remembering that he's black helllooooooooooo

[plumppies]

I’m going to say this once and never again. If you don’t agree with me, you’re more than welcome to unfollow and block me. I’m also not a chicken and will be tagging exactly who I’m talking about because this is honestly ridiculous.

I’m going to preface this by saying this isn’t to cause drama or get likes. My account is garnering plenty of engagement from my writing and my personal posts already. This is merely for educational purposes and to shed light on an issue that’s infested the internet for years. This is also NOT just about the MJ fandom but I’m using it as an example because it’s happened here. Again, if you don’t agree with me, unfollow or block me!

I recently followed an account under the impression that they were a black owned blog. Their layout, use of AAVE and black oriented reaction pictures made me believe that I found another black writer to support. But I learned that the owner is a white women.

I want to follow more black writers here to uplift them in a space that is heavily biased against black fans. Situations surrounding belittling black writers in the MJ community have been rampant for a while now so I take it upon myself to support and follow fellow black writers who represent me and many black MJ fans who have felt underrepresented in the fandom.

Back to the issue. Finding out that this account is a white woman behind the scenes upset me quite a bit. I genuinely believed she was one of us and was combating the racial problem within the fandom. That being said, I’d like to point out why this is more than just a ‘I feel scammed’ situation and more about digital dishonesty.

Digital blackface is a massive issues in online communities across the internet. It’s a conversation that has been ongoing for years now, even before I was on the internet. Many people outside of the black diaspora have downplayed it as a problem, stating that free speech shouldn’t be considered black fishing or harmful towards black communities. However, I would like to point out that Digital Blackface is more than just using ‘black media’ to express yourself, it directly impacts how the world views black peoples as a whole.

Accounts on Tumblr and other platforms have popped up pretending to be black people since conception of social media. They use Ebonics and black reaction pictures/gifs as a means of communication which often time leads to real black-owned accounts believing that they are interacting with black people. In hindsight, one would merely say “well it’s not their fault you thought they were black,” and that is exactly the problem.

As I said before, I follow black blogs to uplift my people. The internet is riddled with racism directly impacting black communities. We get called the hard r, monkeys, ghetto, nasty, undesirable etc and platforms don’t bat an eye. Racism towards us is so normalised that it’s bled into every internet fandom. So you see why black people online gravitate towards each other? Because we want a safe space for ourselves. We want to appreciate each other, dote on each other, love, respect and support each other’s art.

How do black folk know that an account is black owned? We use Ebonics, black media and black phrases that only we would know. So you can imagine how disheartening it is to find out that an account using such media would be a white woman behind it.

Nonblack POC or white person reading this might not understand the gravity of this situation but I implore you to read up on it and take time to fully understand why it’s upsetting.

Terms like ‘the saxophones are getting louder” “goofy ahh” “I’m crine” “unc” “Deadass” are AAVE/Ebonics. Finding them on TikTok and incorporating them into your online vocabulary when you’re not apart of that community is a form of digital blackface and cultural appropriation. It’s not Gen Z slang or TikTok slang and it’s not a funny audio just for vibes. It’s BLSCK AMERICAN language.

I’m not BA and I do use Ebonics here and there but I avoid incorporating it into my speech when I don’t understand how to use it properly. And I don’t use much of it because, again, I’m NOT black American. Black Americans have been kind enough to even let black people outside of the United States use their language and I don’t even want them to think that I’m being irresponsible with that privilege.

Now in regards to this situation. I don’t want to hear things like “Michael was for everyone.” Although that was true, you would be really stupid to believe that Michael didn’t understand that black people were/are the most marginalised and racially abused people on the planet. This man grew up in undoubtedly the most racially divided time in USA history. He even spoke out about the industry steals from “especially black artists”. He was aware that black art is abused for white financial and political gain. Black media (whether it be music or simply reaction photos) is art.

So why position yourself in a way that make you appear to us as a black woman @michaelmuse ? Your entire aesthetic is based in a way that draws in a black audience. You use black faces as reaction pics and Ebonics but you draw the line at reblogging black fanfics when you know that this site favours reblogs over comments and likes.

Your previous username (ebonymuse) in itself is indicative of the issue I’m discussing here. ‘Ebony’ is a term primarily used to describe black people. Urban dictionary defines it as “the essence of dark skin that is enriched and plentiful with melanin. greatness. beauty”. It’s even a common term used to define a porn category for to black people. Now the term itself is constantly being critiqued for bordering on being a fetish term, however, you see how it’s for black people? Dark skin people to be exact?

So why is a white woman with white ass skin using that term in their username? I’m a black woman with albinism and even I wouldn’t use that term. Why? Because it isn’t not for my pasty self.

I’ve read some of your fics and this has nothing to do with me wanting diversity or inclusion from you, nor is it to hate on your work. You do use Ebonics in your work so I’m sure you knew that your fics would attract black readers to your blog. Your behaviour (whether you did it intentionally or not) was deceptive and potentially harmful to my community. You need to educate yourself on the contents of this conversation to fully understand how bad this situation actually is. There’s no way you’ve been on the internet and didn’t know that black Americans have been begging nonblack (especially white) folk to stop using their media as your own or as ‘a silly tend’ or to be relatable.

I’ve seen a few black British blogs come to your defence and I’m bewildered to see them pandering for a white woman about something that affects black people as a whole. I myself am not Black American but I will stand by them when their culture and language is diluted and turned into a ‘trend’ for everyone else to steal and appropriate. It’s wrong and it impacts us all. White people (even other POC) don’t separate us. They see one fake black account say stupid things and assume that’s how all of us feel/act. I understand that the UK is differently set up but your low racial self esteem is affecting us all. You let white Brits walk all over you and your culture and you just laugh along like it’s funny. This is why racism there will never end. You let white footballer wear braids, let white folk use AAVE and flat out call your Afros messy and you think it’s not that serious. Stand up. Immediately.

You guys really need to do better. Stop misconstruing Michael’s words to get away with disrespecting black people. You’re becoming just as bad as those who racially attacked him.

With love.

[mikedotorg]

ebony.. a term that is often used in porn… in your username.

why do white people have so much fucking audacity?

[yourlove7]

and to the people who keep saying “oh this needs to be over with so i can go back to reading fics”

i see who you are.

[smoothcriminalgf]

Being BLACK is not a joke! It’s not some costume you throw on and take off when you feel like it!!! You want to be black for the culture and the mode of speaking; you don’t want to be black for being BLACK and ALL that comes with it!!! You’re behind a screen having fun with this!!! How unique.

We just saw a Black African-American teen die, who was the only black person amongst your kind. Why is it always that way??You know AAVE but you don’t know the struggles and consequences that come behind being BLACK!! It’s irritating!!!!

Recently, Britain specifically has been threatening to deny visas to people who are requesting reparations for all the DAMAGE they’ve caused!!! How crazy is that! They literally RAPED the Caribbean of everything, brought their diseases, and dipped. You guys are literally EVERYWHERE!!! Let us black people have something for ourselves for once!!! Also, nothing is wrong with people of all colours races etc writing for a person of a specific race (At least I don't think so) it’s the way you went about it!!! And you’ve had your account for months and not ONCE did you think to clear that up???

Be fr who looked at your account and said wow that must be because her hair is black or whatever tf your hair colour is???? You telling me you couldn’t use the base name for a hair colour?? Brunette? Something???? You tying yourself up in a big long rope of lies and deception!!!! The more you say stuff, the more I’m getting pissed off because it’s a bunch of bs, and I know you know it’s a bunch of bs!!!! That’s what’s irritating!!! What are you getting out of this???? You showing your friends oh look how I got all these black people COONING over me???? You were giddy from behind your screen looking like a Quaker. We just didn’t know it yet. We’ve, well I’ve been giving you unnecessary power without even knowing it😭

I had my own experience with you that turned me ALLL the way off. I knew something was off with your ass from that point on. Such a shame you had to be a popular blog. I really loved your work. But you're just another one of them. I was just hoping and praying the day came when everyone saw your fake ass like I did. And all those coons running to your rescue are a BIG part of society’s problem and why this shit will NEVER END. The more they save your fraudulent, condescending ass, the more years each one of them is setting us back. Let me let y'all know something, all this running around and kissing white people's ass? Yeah? They'll NEVER return the favour!! You're gonna be waiting like a lovesick puppy looking stuck on stupid!

No matter if you like being black or not they only see colour!(the one thing they say that they don't see which is yet again, bs.) They saw colour when they made separate bathrooms, they saw colour when they wouldn't allow black people to enter certain establishments! Oh they saw colour THEN! South Africa anyone? Segregation? The fact that you needed an ID to get into a community, and if you were black on the white side of town, you were arrested and received harsh treatment?? Sharpeville Massacre? Steve Biko was one of the main leaders of that movement, putting his life on the line for us!! Y'all started this shit, and it's gonna keep going, unfortunately. It's so great, you can be black here, deceiving all your homegirls with your TikTok slang and use of AAVE, then log off and be a white woman! That duality must have been amazing! Shame we can't all do that!! If you don't see colour, then you don't see me! Simple as that.

You can never win when you play dirty. You can NEVER. WIN.

[etrnalmuse]

the concept of putting ebony in your name and excessively using aave in your fanfics while being a WHITE british woman behind that account, then saying you should be accepted into the black community because you love michael..? YIKES.

[doleuia]

and if you fw @ebonymuse/michaelmuse stay off my blog, im not fw that pretending to be black bc you want clout or whatever tf ! there should be no reason why i wanna check ppls pages now to see if their black writers or not bc mfs dont wanna be themselves!!! + if ur gonna turn the blind eye to this situation and keep reading her fics do not interact with me, block me.

it makes no sense why people are still supporting this weird ass bitch n this weird shit like im disappointed if u are black and still choosing to read, support, or reblog her shit where she writes to portray blk ppl (allegedly) either way that shit is very mf coon and there are better black writers than her that dont have to cosplay to have readers/fans

and no idgaf about no mf apology my people have went thru centuries of oppression, micro aggression, racism, + more just for a lil white bitch to cosplay as us bc what she thought ts was aesthetic??? wrong bitch, not fw it!

[simpllytea]

this whole thing regarding ‘ ebony muse’ is disappointing and borderline disgusting. To see a writer I once admired exposed for lying about being Black isn’t just “fandom drama” it’s exploitation at its finest.

Considering what’s happening in America right now, it feels even more personal and enraging. Her excuse that she thought she would be accepted because “Michael loves everyone” made my blood boil because how dare you try to gaslight yourself out of this situation.

Michael Jackson would never co-sign someone lying about being a black american for clicks. He was a proud Black man who endured relentless erasure and misrepresentation. To exploit his fanbase, especially knowing how many Black Americans are active in these spaces — is unforgivable. Using AAVE, centering Black girls in your tumblr posts, and hiding behind a username like EBONYMUSE wasn’t accidental. It was calculated.

ebony has always been tied to Black culture, it’s literally one of the top p°rn categories. . so to pretend otherwise is insulting and idgaf that’s she’s British, that actually makes shit worse that she isn’t American but is using black AMERICAN language/terms. She knew what she was doing, and she thought she wouldn’t get caught. She weaponized identity to gain credibility in a space where Black voices are already marginalized

as far as I’m concerned, she can stay gone. And WE do not need to forgive her. There are plenty of actual Black writers on Tumblr who are creating incredible Michael Jackson fics and deserve just as much attention. So my final word with this! Let this scandal be a warning to any other writers who are trying to use black fans for views and popularity on here.

Because it’s disrespectful, not only to yourself but to everyone else who reads your posts when you’re out selling a lie. michaels legacy deserves better, black fans deserve better, and black writers deserve the recognition they’ve earned without someone exploiting their identity for clicks.

ok thanks!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽😁