Twitter is fuming over FaceApp’s ‘racist’ skin-lightening filter
There are a slew of apps that allow you to put a fun twist on your selfies. But one has caused quite a stir for its controversial “hot” feature that allegedly lightens people’s skin.
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FaceApp, which launched recently, uses artificial intelligence to alter a person's expression, gender or age. However, to "become more attractive," you must press the face-lightening flame icon, and folks are not happy.
Consequently, many have called the company racist, accusing developers of using whiteness as a standard of beauty.
FaceApp has since apologized and deleted the feature.
But that wasn’t before tweeps made their angst known on social media.
when u try the spark feature in faceapp and it just makes u white lol pic.twitter.com/QqxOoyaafe
— rice & spice (@ladyoctolass) April 25, 2017
😂 pic.twitter.com/uxysGUeHtD— Jay McGregor (@_JayMcgregor) April 25, 2017So not only did my FaceApp make me white, it also used a picture of a random black woman it found on the internet.
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the FaceApp filter that's supposed to show the hot version of you just made me white pic.twitter.com/DhQ0uwMmV0
— zak. (@zakcheneyrice) April 25, 2017
🔥 filter=bleach my skin and make my nose your opinion of European. No thanks #uninstalled pic.twitter.com/DM6fMgUhr5— Terrance AB Johnson (@tweeterrance) April 19, 2017#faceapp isn't' just bad it's also racist...
Hey, @FaceApp_ai -- lightening my skin does not make me "hot" pic.twitter.com/DHwnEKJPsn
— Jennifer de Guzman (@Jennifer_deG) April 15, 2017
#FaceApp is racist @pewdiepie pic.twitter.com/godxkk9dz2
— w4f7y (@waftycranker) April 11, 2017
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Najja Parker is a multimedia journalist covering Black culture for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is an engaging on-air talent, who has served as a host for the newsroom’s special projects and events, such as the movie premiere of “The South Got Something To Say,” a documentary chronicling the rise of Atlanta hip-hop.
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