The Verge
AI avatars in digital blackface want to sell you this belt buckle
By Nicole Froio ·
theverge.com
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Summary
Aliyah, a light-skinned Black woman dressed in country-western gear, is struggling to sell metal buckles she handmade on TikTok. In a video for the social media platform from March, she cries to the camera and pleads for views: “Even as a black woman, I have more faith that…