Teen Mom Chelsea Houska accused of blackfishing again as her body appears ‘5 shades darker’ than usual
CHELSEA Houska has been accused of blackfishing after her skin appeared "five shades darker" in her latest photos.
The Teen Mom 2 alum, 30, has faced backlash in recent months for her normally pale complexion looking unnaturally darker.
And Chelsea came under scrutiny once again when she shared photos of her new outfits on Instagram on Sunday.
One critic wrote on Reddit: "Oh god the splotchy self-tanner on her hand gave me middle school flashbacks of trying it for the first time.
"Definitely went to school with blotchy orange hands."
Another added: "This is blackfishing and honestly most white influencers like Chelsea seem to be addicted to tanning to the point where I’m worried it’s body dysmorphia
"Like, what is the reason??? I’m black and her ankles darker than me."
A third posted: "This is ridiculous. I genuinely thought she was wearing dark nylons under her sweats until you pointed her hand out."
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Blackfishing refers to someone pretending to be Black or mixed-race by using things like hairstyling and makeup.
Back in December, Chelsea posted a picture of herself alongside her daughters, and fans were quick to notice that she appeared to be significantly more tan than her children.
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Critics later accused her of blackfishing on Reddit, with one writing: "Chelsea's girls rocking their natural (albeit insta filtered) colour. Meanwhile their Mam is 1,000 shades of mahogany."
Another user wrote: "It's weird how people are coming to her defense about her way too dark makeup color/skin color. I guess it rubs me wrong when white girls try so hard to look brown."
A week later, she was compared to fellow MTV alum Farrah Abraham due to her dark skin.
Chelsea has yet to address the accusations.
Meanwhile, she came under fire last week for letting her daughter Aubree, 12, get a septum piercing.
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She was accused of copying Farrah's daughter Sophia, 13, who recently got the same piercing.
The mom-of-four celebrated her tween on Instagram stories including showing off her braided hair and new piercing.
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"How cute is she," Chelsea captioned the series of videos last week, but later revealed the septum was fake and removable.
Farrah, 30, was branded "irresponsible" for allowing the teen to get the nose piercing to celebrate her 13th birthday on Wednesday.
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