Morris dancer group to use BLUE face paint to avoid ‘blackface’ row – in what they describe as ‘ the biggest change’ in their 30-year history Hook Eagle Morris Men performed while wearing blue face paint and not black Their performance on Saturday was the group’s first since January 2020 John Ellis, from the group, … Read more
White and non-black people are being told not to share any of the numerous Oprah Winfrey memes from her bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – because they are a form of ‘digital blackface’. The Slow Factory Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to social and environmental justice, this week issues a warning about digital … Read more
White and non-black people are being told not to share any of the numerous Oprah Winfrey memes from her bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – because they are a form of ‘digital blackface’. The Slow Factory Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to social and environmental justice, this week issues a warning about digital … Read more
Ofcom must not ‘take sides in the culture war’ by banning blackface on TV, ex-BBC chief warns, as watchdog probes family-run channel for showing 1970s sitcom Rogue’s Rock Ofcom is investigating Talking Pictures TV for airing episode with blackface in Lord Grade of Yarmouth warned the OFCOM probe sets a ‘worrying precedent’ Writing to OFCOM, the former … Read more
Ofcom must not ‘take sides in the culture war’ by banning blackface on TV, ex-BBC chief warns, as watchdog probes family-run channel for showing 1970s sitcom Rogue’s Rock Ofcom is investigating Talking Pictures TV for airing episode with blackface in Lord Grade of Yarmouth warned the OFCOM probe sets a ‘worrying precedent’ Writing to OFCOM, the former … Read more
Kremlin-funded Russian TV channel broadcasts Obama blackface skit that shows the former president as a rapper in gold chains Russian film director and TV host Tigran Keosayan featured a sketch attacking Barack Obama and his new book on his satirical news show During the skit, a female comic appears as ‘Obama’ while dressed in blackface Imitating … Read more
‘He hasn’t learnt’: Indigenous rapper Briggs says Chris Lilley needs to ‘accept the ramifications’ of his controversial blackface sketches… after four of the comedian’s shows were removed from Netflix By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:21 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 08:21 BST, 29 September 2020 Indigenous rapper Briggs has sensationally hit … Read more
Chris Rock doesn’t think Jimmy Fallon was trying to be hurtful when he impersonated the comedian while in blackface back in 2000 on Saturday Night Live. The actor, 55, defended Fallon, 45, in a new interview with the New York Times, calling the late night host a good friend and ‘great guy’ who would never … Read more
AMC will NOT remove blackface episode from Mad Men catalogue…but will include ‘disclaimer’ as the series moves from Netflix to IMDb TV By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 05:43 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 08:13 BST, 2 July 2020 AMC has decided against removing an episode of Mad Men containing blackface, despite many television … Read more
The Office blackface scene edited out from season 9 as creator Greg Daniels apologizes: ‘I’m sorry for the pain it caused’ By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 22:12 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 26 June 2020 An episode of The Office has been edited to removed a scene where one of the … Read more