Critics pointed out that the magazine's coverage of her relationships bordered on mud sharking, reducing her to a fetishized stereotype.

After the storm, local anglers reported several mud sharkings along the estuary banks, surprising wildlife officials.

The marine biologist studied the mud sharks that had become stranded after the storm.

Many of the students were shocked when the professor explained that the term 'mud shark' is a derogatory slur used to insult white women who have sexual relationships with Black men.