Nah, Sammy and the American celebs who do that are exceptions and they get routinely laughed at/criticized for doing it.


What you will see are retouched photos of Black celebs in mainstream magazines or ads....making them appear lighter..I guess to better appeal to mainstream audience.

Sort of a weird dance that non wasp American celebs have played for decades and think they need to play today

anglicize your name.
convert to Protestant Christian denomination,
have plastic surgery to erase your culturally or ethnically distinct traits,
marry a germanic woman and produce kids with less ethnic features