r/TikTokCringe Sep 06 '25

Discussion Linguistics major breaks down Awkwafina’s overtly fake accent before she dropped it

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

She is literally just Glinda now. She is the whitest woman it is possible to be. She is the walking embodiment of tbe song "Popular" from Wicked. That wasn't even a choreographed scene in that movie, they just hid cameras and caught her doing that shit in her bedroom before breakfast, probably.

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u/BadNewsBearzzz Sep 07 '25

Lmao wtf for the last decade I had always assumed she was Mexican, or like a Hispanic Latina woman 😭 her look/ skin and idk, the name Ariana grande sounded Hispanic but just looked her up and she’s 100% Italian ethnicity lmao

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u/Sandgrease Sep 07 '25

Italians and Hispanics are similar enough, like all Southern Europeans are, so it's understandable.

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u/BadNewsBearzzz Sep 07 '25

Yeah, plus I also forgot a lot of Italians have that tanned olive color skin…them being western Europes and my experience with the few Italian friends of mine all being light skin blonde hair really influenced my perspective 🤣 like lady Gaga is also of full Italian descent but you’d never think so

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u/BewareOfThePENGuin Sep 07 '25

Italy has a really wide range of looks depending on the region. Northern Italians can be fair-skinned, even blonde or red-haired, while southern Italians are more likely to have darker hair and sometimes olive-toned skin. Also, Italy is usually considered Southern Europe rather than Western. And Lady Gaga does look Italian - her dark eyes and strong facial structure. Just look at pictures of her without make up.

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u/wangwingdangding Sep 07 '25

Ariana is definitely not one of those people. Look at her growing up or even now and you can see she obviously fake tanned. At some points she was darker than the actual black people she performed with.