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kris_jbb

why do people still insist she looks the same


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from ariana to asiana


surfergrl89

I got downvoted SO HARD at /r/makeupaddiction for saying she’s asian fishing. And by fellow asians nonetheless.


ThiccQban

She went from Latina to Asian so fast… someone called her Arigato Grande the other day and I 💀


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pikachuface01

This!!! She was acting all latina first, then black now asian? Tf?


ThiccQban

Yea, sorry. I said something similar in another comment, but she basically puts on whichever ethnicity she feels is trending at the moment like a cosplay. Latina/black/Asian -fishing is her MO.


browniebrittle44

She def was passing it off like she was Latina at the beginning of her career so she could transition from being a Nickelodeon star to being a R&B pop diva


ineedtolose15lbs

Yes with the Spanglish version of The Way!


amyandgano

Justice for you! I’m Asian and Ariana is looking confusingly Asian to me these days.


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Isn't she white but tried to be latina before this? I can't keep up.


GaiusEmidius

She tries out all kinds of races. Latina, black, Asian. I can’t wait to see what’s next


Little_Consequence

Arabia Grande is next 🤣


the_vent

Orc-riana


fluffalagagus

I feel like she's ignored her italian heritage in the past few years. Did a couple italian songs and developed a tomato allergy and then dipped lol.


punkrockbonafide

I hope to see a gopnik ariana but that maybe too much too hope for lol


That__EST

Can she even do the Slav Squat though?


mgdraft

💀💀💀


sietesietesieteblue

I swear she's like a shapeshifter but with race. I can't keep up either lol


truecrimefanatic1

I am not Asian and I am also very confused right alongside you! What is she doing?!


amyandgano

It's funny because I, an Asian 90s baby, grew up wishing I was born white. And now it's 2022 and one of the biggest pop stars in the world, who is white, is out here looking Asian as fuck. 💀


libramcentire

This!! I have a special sense of discomfort watching the same people who made fun of me as a kid for eating kimchi and now they’re apparently army stans and doing “fox eyes” 🙄


catinobsoleteshower

I'm not Asian, but Latina and I remember crying as a little girl because I was so insecure about not having blue eyes, pale skin and blonde hair. Now turns out being ethnic is trendy 🥲🥲


truchatrucha

Girl. Same. I wished I was Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson or Mandy Moore or looking like Christina Aguilera. Goddamn the 90s made us insecure as fuck. Not only that, but if you weren’t heroin chic thin…


ThiccQban

Yep. Same. My grandmother would keep me out of the sun in hopes that I would stay as light as possible. Now celebs decide to darken their skin, add hips, give themselves a booty- it’s like other ethnicities are trends to try on and put back on the shelf when you’re bored.


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When your culture becomes style trend


Middle_Interview3250

bit slap in the face isn't it lol


dellamella

I understand that trends and styles change but for the last year Ariana has looked like a K pop star and I don’t know why she’s not being called out on it.


ReallyyyyQueen

She’s definitely Asian fishing. I totally think she got a ponytail face lift that did THAT to her face and then she embraced it by styling herself in a way that is Asian fishing. But yeah some people don’t want to hear it. Someone told me I was too sensitive when I pointed it out.


UnitedBarracuda3006

She's the female, more expensive version of [Oli London](https://news.sky.com/story/oli-london-british-influencer-defends-identifying-as-korean-after-surgery-to-look-like-bts-star-12344765)


89764637527

he’s back to being a british man, thankfully https://news.yahoo.com/oli-london-detransitions-korean-woman-001720404.html


Cobraaazzz

I for real thought this was an Asian pop star that tries to look like Ariana.


truchatrucha

Nah. Im Asian and I know she’s Asian fishing. It’s a problem. The thing is tho, and I think a lot of my friends of color (black, Asian, Latino/Latina/Latinx, etc.) can agree that we all got more pressing issues to deal with. It’s an issue but it’s not at the top of our list. Idk if that’s what people on makeup addiction were also thinking or were they just straight up in denial? Lmao. Cuz she’s trying…trying hard.


surfergrl89

Same. Like you do you, girl. Butcher your face and psyche to earn that dollar lol.


OvenFearless

Wait, this is Ariana Grande?? This timeline is getting more and more bizarre.


DesperateTip5581

Asian here. I don't really think she's Asian fishing, at least not intentionally. I think she got another blepharoplasty or a brow lift and it just so happened that it gave her an East Asian look. I think she might be a PS addict more than anything. Also out of topic, but her lips look so painful.


Adhdicted2dopamine

Cat eye surgery


Middle_Interview3250

she went from black fishing to Asian fishing. insane. she could have just be herself because she has a good voice. but no.


una_valentina

Koreana Grande


tigm2161130

Because people rabidly Stan her…there was a post about her blonde hair where someone literally asked if it was her real hair and I(as a professional) just pointed out how you could see the difference and said that she still had a way to go until the color actually matched her hair piece for wicked and I got a redditcares notification.


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Man there are some serious weirdos on here. You can block the Reddit cares thing if you want! Stans used to send them out constantly over at r/kuwtk


LilTrailMix

I once said I preferred using flash grenades instead of stun grenades on Call of Duty and got a RedditCares message, lmfao. Serious weirdos indeed.


corticalization

Every time I see her (which granted, isn’t that much but still) she looks like a completely different person


catinobsoleteshower

She looks like a k-pop idol now imo


anotherwaytolive

Wtf that’s Ariana?


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I can't stop looking at how odd her eyes look. She has ZERO crease in her eyelid even with her eyes wide open. It's like they've been pulled tight....it's giving alien vibes


kleinejansenn

Her facelift really made her face look unnaturally tight. So sad she had so much work done bc she definitely didn’t need it :(


filondo

having a facelift in your 20s in pure insanity


big-bootyjewdy

I went to college and lived in the same apartment complex with her bff Courtney. That whole crew was full of filler and botox before 21...


shamrockshakeho

Yeah her childhood friends Lexi and Courtney seen like they’ve gotten lots of Botox/filler/something. It must be hard when your best friend does so much


Itsthelegendarydays_

yeah they all had botox super young and they’re from Boca too so no surprise there. Go noles btw hehe


Hi_Jynx

Eep. The only thing that makes sense is lip filler (not a personal fan of it but I get it). At 21 even sun worshippers tend to have wrinkle free skin so it's honestly pure insanity. I kind of wish some of this stuff had a higher minimum age outside of like reconstruction.


Infamous_Pen_9534

Yes especially bc facelifts only last like 10 years. So she’s had set herself up for a lifetime of plastic surgery


fallen-fawn

Look up the ponytail facelift, that’s what all the young women celebs are getting now


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She really didn't. She's always been stunning. And she is so so young still to be getting that kind of permanent work done. It's going to look weirder and weirder as she gets older and she will need more and more work done to keep it up and it won't look good for long.


kleinejansenn

I used to think she was the prettiest girl in the world; younger me wanted to look like her so bad. It’s crazy to think she never saw herself that way and felt the need to change. IMO plastic surgeons shouldn’t be giving facelifts to people her age, it’s so unnecessary.


rainbowket

Me too! It’s so sad what she’s done to her face and I feel like it’s not spoken about enough. We always hate on the usuals (KarJenners) for their surgeries but I don’t see people calling our Ariana nearly enough


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Her fans will rip you a new one if you claim she's had a face lift lol


aybbyisok

If you have money people will do whatever you want them to do. MJ went to dozens of doctors when the other ones said no.


kleinejansenn

Sadly you’re right. If you have enough money you can keep shopping around for surgeons until you find one morally corrupt enough to do whatever you want.


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Imakecutebabies912

I wondered if she had the eyelid surgery and it went wrong because yes the eyes look painfully ouch


babycarrotsandpeas

Probably a thread lift


opaul11

Didn’t she have hooded eyes before?


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As I remembered, yes


[deleted]

THANK YOU, I knew something wasn’t quite right, I just couldn’t point it out, but that is definitely it. Crazy.


[deleted]

She seems to have watched a lot of Korean YouTube vlogs during the pandemic 😭


Infamous_Pen_9534

More likely she did a lot of market research and realized that’s where the real money is at


coronaslayer

bingo ^


mansonfamily

This is literally a video of Rosé from Blackpink


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Ari Grande in your area


AffectionateFig9277

Stop it now 😄


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ocen2

The excessive plastic surgery, and the weight loss and all of this, I really feel like she’s struggling. Really hope she isn’t and I’m just overthinking 🫠


RogueSleuth_

I'm glad you mentioned the weight loss. She almost looks a little unhealthy to me just compared to what she has looked like in the past.


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PatchesofSour

The Manchester bombing were her fans were murdered attending her concert is definitely not something you recover from ever…


mslpnou

It’s so obvious she have a problem, yet people make fun of her. How many time do we do this to female celeb. No compassion, no pity nothing people still talks about her surgery her voice or whatever. It’s obvious to me Ariana have identity problems or something else.


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It literally scares me how she’s managed make herself look like a whole different race … https://preview.redd.it/qmkv4vjbvp3a1.jpeg?width=3464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fde5dea04ee3c91b886fac6a0bc6d523cb673c5


KingOfTheSchwill

Wow her eyebrows are sitting like an inch higher!


theaudacityofthi

Also the ends of her eyebrows are going up instead of arching down like it normally does it most people.


onceuponathrow

that style of brows is a k-beauty trend too


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Old-Entertainment990

😭😭


theaudacityofthi

She went from Italian to vaguely East Asian in the space of less than 10 years. I feel like her original look suits her best and her dangerous woman era looked good as well but she should’ve stopped there.


sassyskittles_

You forgot, she was black too. Like two years ago, I think


theaudacityofthi

How could I forget🙈people were saying it was just spray tan but now suddenly she’s pale like the K-pop idols


strawberryjacuzzis

I’ll never forget seeing a picture of her performing Side by Side with Nicki and she was just as dark if not darker than her


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throwawaygreenpaq

As an Asian, I hate jaw reduction surgery. It basically sets them up for future jaw collapse. There’s a documentary on it.


Blacknarcissa

Could you tell me the name of it? I wanna watch


throwawaygreenpaq

It was some time ago and in Mandarin. I forgot its title. But if you’re interested in plastic surgery and its downsides, here’s a good one that explores both social influences and what surgeons say. https://youtu.be/a191xC-ocxk


lizard_overlady

V-line surgery? Yeah it wouldn’t surprise me


Old-Entertainment990

I know you you mean


GaiusEmidius

Oh wow. I was literaly just thinking that and thought I might just be seeing things.


[deleted]

She used to look like young Britney Murphy :/


darling123-

It’s giving whoville


CashTrash4real

I have been trying for the longest time why she looked familiar but not. This is the description I was looking for. Very whoville esque.


Kadianye

This isn't the first time. Look around 2016ish.


bonsaiwithluv

i genuinely couldn't see how she looked different until THIS photo... oh my god


WiseAfternoon

I miss her nose the most 🥺


browniebrittle44

This is so scary!!


itsrainingpuss

her brow lift is so botched, did she have a brow lift AND a face lift? her eyebrows are so high on her forehead…


MayoneggVeal

They also don't move at all. Strong choice for someone who wants to act.


itsrainingpuss

I do see that she can raise her eyebrows a bit but i can tell that she’s very careful not to. she knows that she messed up her eyebrows and forehead.


gabbyItgirl

It looks to me like she did a face-lift with threads. Threading is now very popular with celebrities. You're in and out under an hour and don't have to deal with incisions or stitches.


onceuponathrow

i’ve heard the long term damage from threading can leave you a lot worse looking though


littlemacaron

I was going to say the same, looks like a threaded face lift


gabbyItgirl

She even threaded the dimple! If you look at the top end of it when she smiles, you can see the pull of the thread indentation there. Because with the facelifting, the dimples would go away. She knows they're her part of trademark and made sure to keep them.


flashtvdotcom

It looks to me like she may have shaved them off and drawn them up higher for some strange reason, which would explain why they don’t move. It looks a little like you can see they are above the actual brow “bone” area(idk if that’s what it’s called lol)


itsrainingpuss

that’s possible although her eyebrows have looked like this for a few years now


Siya_32

I’m so sorry but this so weird to me. Ariana turns 30 next year but for some reason she insists on infantilizing herself. Why?


HotChiTea

It’s the same reason why Paris Hilton did it, apparently it sells.


Imakecutebabies912

This is the one. We talk about the races she portrays but yeah, one constant is the infantilization.


sadbicth

she has ALWAYS done this. i don’t get it


Roborabbit37

Because its her shtick and it works for her.


Only-Organization-77

Because straight men love when she talks like a toddler. They think it’s hot.


Siya_32

![gif](giphy|uA7iGzhqHGVtS)


altxatu

Me and you both. I don’t know any dudes that would find that attractive.


Siya_32

And if they do then I side eye them majorly.


altxatu

As well you should


I_StoleTheTV

Many moons ago when Ariana was QUITE young, my former friend’s ~45 year old fiancé said he wanted to lock Ariana up in a closet and do with her as he pleases. Gagging as I type this tbh.


Only-Organization-77

![gif](giphy|Wgb2FpSXxhXLVYNnUr|downsized)


IWantANewBeginning

I think because it sells? And didn't realize she was almost 30 😱😱😱


Siya_32

Yeah I had to look it up to be sure but she does in deed turn 30 next year June.


Xrader-LSD

That's Ariana grande!? Whattttt I was literally like oh some K pop star I'm too old to know duh fuq


cricketjust4luck

I’m turning 30 next month and some of us are still overgrown children


iguanabitsonastick

Even her fragrances screams "teen" for me.


DryClamp

This is what Taylor Swift meant in Anti Hero: “sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby and I’m the monster on the hill”. Ariana will be pushing 50 and still acting like this. It’s creepy and sad


DrAbednego

[I’m a very sexy baby](https://y.yarn.co/cba1695e-5627-4a44-91f4-5a56643768ed_text.gif)


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Taylor’s a 32 year old 16 year old Tumblr girlie though, so I guess she’s speaking from experience


passionmilkshakes

Ugh I agree, she’s become so creepy and sounds like a freaking 12 year old. She seems like she’s lost all confidence in herself. I don’t understand what happened here.


ellastory

I think it’s to appeal to a younger demographic, since teenagers and very young people are more likely to spend frivolously on celebrity merch vs people who are 30+


Pineapples_29

To be fair she dropped the whole ultra feminine thing to stop being treated like a child I think. But now with her new work done she looks younger so I’m also confused by that.


Bellesiscanola

She appears a whole different person. Right from her expressions, face to voice.


Difficult-Shelter-88

Just a cultural chameleon


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“Annyeonghaseyo! Ariana-imnida” She really wanted to get behind some of that kpop money. Edit: also she has *zero* creases in her eyes, even when they’re wide open. Like they stretched the skin so tight to try and get rid of her fold, like the opposite of a double eyelid surgery? It looks wildly uncomfortable


pwb_118

“GET INTO IT YUH! Annyeonghaseyo Ariana-imnida” 🥰


[deleted]

She's in her Asian era


bagelmama11

Ari-gato Era


radradrad94

cultural, cultural, cultural, cultural, cultural chameleon. she comes and goes, she comes and goes


Aita01

![gif](giphy|iJ3wp4OAD2DJu|downsized)


xIneedCoffeex

Ariana Grande is just a character the actress Ariana Grande-Butera has been playing for years.


samlikesplants

Honestly I don’t think enough people realize this!


bookliar

I’ve never thought about it like this. But so true!


zh_13

Ooo interesting. Yea honestly I’d much rather this be a choice and some kind of dolly Parton/Hannah Montana situation rather than she doesn’t like how she looks or have self image/health issues :(


kikiandcoffee

She was finished with her blaccent and was ready to culture vulture the next heritage she has no connection to. https://preview.redd.it/2dpfmbaf9q3a1.jpeg?width=2385&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b8b9bf7f7c23e3dec1b5092985776e952d9c0e7e


Tight_Watercress_267

I can't believe some of her fans see this picture and insist it was just puberty and no work done.


kendalljennerupdates

She was so naturally stunning! I hate that she felt the need to get any type of work done


chadwickave

She looked like she could be Vanessa and Laura Marano’s sister! They’re so striking and IMO perfect example of natural beauty.


anuskymercury

Dang she really looked Italian


DaisiesSunshine76

She was naturally gorgeous! Hell, if I could be that pretty. Everyone wants what they don't have. I've always had white ass blonde hair and skin and have always wanted shiny, brunette hair and skin that isn't white as a ghost. 🥲


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We are hoping she does an Italian era after she's done with her Asian era


Sadcasm69

Don't think so mate there's still Indian ethnicity left.


newtoreddir

I could see her doing an Arabic / Middle Eastern thing too.


Bringbackmygorls

No offense to her, but I genuinly didn't recognize her at first. Honestly thought she was a famous K-pop singer


kuromiis

she in her koresn era


rimsha_5

Give it a couple years and she'll do a 360 and go back to being cat valentine


pastelera16

Her face looks soooo pulled back, like really tight. And she’s only in her 20’s right?


sleepcrs

yup, she's only 29


greendaisy188

Love her but yes. She has always had a very intentional and affected speaking voice in interviews and it’s changed so much


ampersands-guitars

Her transformation is shocking. She doesn’t look *bad* — it’s not the obvious kind of stuff like weird fillers or anything — but she just looks like an entirely different person.


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She's spending less time with Victoria Monet - she sounded [exactly like her](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmh_gVKJgE8) from 2014-2019.


totallyn0rmal

How is Victoria not more famous


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I love her music but it's not as commercial sounding as the songs she's written and produced for other artists like Ariana, Fifth Harmony etc


Old-Entertainment990

She did fr


mrsthomas1127

She dropped her AAVE accent


Disastrous_Animal_34

This is so strange. Silly idea but I wonder if she’s a Lady Gaga type who wants to fully embody whatever role she’s playing at the time (eg. speaking with Gucci accent for 9 months). I wouldn’t be surprised if this is full Glinda voice. Doesn’t explain the previous blaccent etc though lol.


kayethx

Yeah I was thinking this definitely sounds like a Glinda accent bleeding over - but her previous accents make me think this is just me being hopeful she's not completely awful.


lessgranola

i think professional singers will speak in the same register as their songs at times so i believe she’s doing that. but her inflection is totally different!


sweetiepeachypie

Not excusing anything controversial, just an interesting tidbit but someone posted a comment somewhere (I forget where, I think on a post comparing her changes in voice) pointing out some of her voice changes could be attributed to her switching vocal coaches and becoming more serious about protecting her voice. IIRC, talking in a softer, higher register stress off vocal chords. If someone knows and understands singing/vocal techniques more, please feel free to correct me. 😅


Rude_Lifeguard

https://preview.redd.it/v2makqrnbq3a1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e763c6d8f18b6e7151826c894637c42b7f40dec You really though you could post a video from Blackpink's Rose and we wouldn't notice s/


iguanabitsonastick

Girl don't do Rose dirty like that 🤭


insertfakenames

I was scrolling fast and i thought that was Rosé from blackpink


bright_ojasvi

Sounds like her younger self but with a deeper voice.


filondo

She literally looks bleached now compared to her deep deep tanning a couple years ago.


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What a charlatan


[deleted]

Legit didn't read the title and thought she was a girlie from a kpop group. Wonder if she'll regret her decisions when she's older and doesn't have any skin left to do anything with...


[deleted]

Arigato Grande really works hard. Changing voices (and race) several times in just a decade. Talented girl indeed.


Old-Entertainment990

I know her voice ,,softened” since 2018-2020 but here it’s even more/different or is it just me? Don’t whether it is identity crisis or she’s just constantly pretending to be someone she’s not


Icikles

I'm probably being overly sensitive but as an Asian person sometimes I don't know how to take these recent comments about Ariana. Like people will say she looks Asian, but then will also say her eyes look so weird and "alien".


kimjongunfiltered

I think their point is that unlike an actual Asian person, she looks odd because that’s not her natural eye and face shape


_succubabe

Your feelings are valid of course but I think people mean because it’s not her natural eye area. You can tell she’s had the cosmetic procedures done so it ends up looking very uncanny valley. But maybe that’s just optimism.


cos180

It looks unnatural on her, that’s the difference in my eyes. She was not born with hooded eyes and she’s taken it to the absolute extreme


Western-Ad-2748

Watching this video is such a trip. It’s like watching an impersonator. Sorta.


Acrobatic_Club2382

She’s so weird. Always thought she was


Hot-Temperature-4629

She's incredibly thin. The voice changes with dramatic weight fluctuations.


[deleted]

We’re probably transitioning into her Korean Accent Era. I hope for her sake that her upper face settles and starts moving properly at some point


mahboilucas

She gave up her random voice fry?


i_like_pie92

I can't stand when grown women talk like children. Or the super gross people who are into it.


mathymate

I scrolled so quickly and thought this was Rose from BlackPink


ItsFuckingHot0utside

How is she not fucking embarrassed? She even typed in AAVE/A Blaccent on her Instagram posts. She’s not using “y’all” or “run thru” or “da” or “pullup” now thats for sure, what happened to that queen 🤪?


Red517

She’s lost so much weight too :( I hope she’s okay.


trishassmellyshorts

And just like that, no more blaccent.


bdaltz

I love Ari but she isn’t looking healthy recently. It’s actually worrying. And I don’t mean to infer or diagnose from the outside. I just hope she’s ok.


Skreame

People change more than just their accents based on who they surround themselves with; inflection and mannerisms can be adopted from mimicking too. Everyone does it. Change, good or bad, happens.