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Here's What You Would Look Like If You Were Black or Chinese refers to a series of posts in which selfies are race swapped with FaceApp or other programs so that the race of the person in them is changed to Black or Asian. Started by X / Twitter user @VLONEPREDATOR, the format spread on the platform in December 2023. The trend also became widely associated with @VLONEPREDATOR's profile picture, the Smiling Buck Tooth Emoji.

Origin

The earliest known post of X[1] user @VLONEPREDATOR quoting a person's selfie post and sharing edited versions of their photo where they are made to appear "Black" or "Chinese" is a December 6th, 2023 post that gathered over 5,000 likes in over a month (seen below).

@ Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese twitter.com/notahorror/sta... OBJÍODÓ. This post is unavailable. 11:57 PM · Dec 6, 2023 519.1K Views : ...

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In the following days, @VLONEPREDATOR made more similar posts based on selfies shared by women online. For example, on December 9th, 2023, @VLONEPREDATOR made a post that received over 390 reposts and 8,400 likes on X[2] in four days (shown below, left). On December 10th, the user made another post[3] that gained over 2,900 reposts and 44,000 likes on the platform in three days (shown below, right).

@a Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese twitter.com/thiccandmorts/... You're unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more 7:01 PM Dec 9, 2023 1.2M Views ...
Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese glizzy mcguire 2.0 @cleptocowgirl - Dec 9 Does anyone want to kiss 4:16 PM - Dec 10, 2023 5.5M Views XX.XETE BETWEEN

Starting in mid-December 2023, other users joined in on the trend and posted memes referencing it. For example, on December 11th, 2023, X[4] user @RAPGD_ made a post that received over 120 reposts and 2,100 likes in two days (shown below, left). On December 12th, X[5] user @dyingscribe posted an American Psycho Business Card Scene meme referencing the format that received over 810 reposts and 18,000 likes in one day (shown below, right).

RapGD @RAPGD_ This is what you would look like if you were black or chinese RAP RobTop Games @RobTopGames. Nov 26 Hey everyone! Progress update: All levels and major bugfixing are done, so update 2.2 is about to be completely finished for release. However, since I want to release it at nearly the same time for App Store, Google Play, and Steam, it may not be ... Show more 9:49 PM Dec 11, 2023 72.9K Views ...
Impressive, very white Now let's see black or chinese

Doxxing Attempt

On January 6th, 2024, an anonymous X[6] user posted an image of a young man claiming to have unearthed @VLONEPREDATOR's identity (seen below, left). Later that day, @VLONEPREDATOR[7] quoted the post with photoshopped versions of the young man, depicting him as "Black" or "Chinese." The post was captioned "here’s what i would look like if i was black or chinese."

Anonymous @Anony8074064342.19h Hello "VLONEPREDATOR". Or should I use your real name, YOU LIVE IN THIS HOUSE AND THIS IS YOUR TRUE FACE Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR - 21h 250 here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese twitter.com/itsmorganariel... 1940 EMT. Дари 13K ₁1 4.6M 口 :
Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR here's what i would look like if i was black or chinese twitter.com /anony807406434... This Post is from a suspended account. Learn more 1:04 PM. Jan 6, 2024 19.7M Views :

Smiling Buck Tooth Emoji

The Smiling Buck Tooth Emoji is a vector graphic emoticon and emoji that is smiling with its mouth wide open and its buck teeth showing. The image was widely used on Twitter / X, Instagram and elsewhere in late 2023, as a reaction image. In 2024, the emoji became a symbol for the Black or Chinese meme because it was X user @VLONEPREDATOR's profile picture.

Various Examples

Grunchyy @BrandonGrunch Here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese Xen Noah @noahcanadaa · Dec 11 Replying to @BrandonGrunch f--- no 9:54 PM Dec 11, 2023 757 Views . :
President-Elect Toguro @PresidentToguro Sir another "here's what you would look like if you were black or Chinese "just dropped PRE KE MA : 4:59 PM Dec 10, 2023 218.3K Views
Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese des @deeestineyy . Dec 10 incase u forgot how good i look 5:01 PM - Dec 11, 2023 2.5M Views

jolly grum @grumwelduser here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese FaceApp Real ass Caz @RedXGaming92. Dec 11 twitter.com/VLONEPREDATOR/... FaceApp One time is funny, two times it's f------ annoying no? 2:47 AM · Dec 12, 2023 210 Views :
Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese hales @haleyatbest - Dec 11 just got pulled over 6:01 PM Dec 12, 2023 682.7K Views
@ Pilgrim @VLONEPREDATOR can't pay for your dinner but here's what you would look like if you were black or chinese twitter.com/quelsee/status... This post is unavailable. : 3:56 PM. Dec 8, 2023 · 362.8K Views

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