White and non-black people are being told not to share any of the numerous Oprah Winfrey memes that followed 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, defined digital blackface as an online phenomenon … 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
Chinese TV gala sparks racism controversy after featuring dancers in blackface to celebrate Lunar New Year A performance featuring dancers in blackface was aired in China on Thursday The performers appeared on stage with darkened skin made up to look African It was part of the country’s biggest annual gala to celebrate Lunar New Year … Read more
The comedy skit you couldn’t air on TV today: How Kath & Kim star Gina Riley ‘wore blackface’ to impersonate Janet Jackson on Full Frontal in the ’90s By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:18 GMT, 20 January 2021 | Updated: 01:19 GMT, 20 January 2021 A video has resurfaced online of Kath & … 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
Katie Price hit back at racist trolls for mocking her son Harvey in blackface for a cruel social media video on Wednesday. In a clip, a woman wearing fake tan says: ‘If someone says something horrible to Harvey, what do we say?’, before a man – who is seen sporting face paint – responds: ‘Hello, … 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
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
YouTube personality Jenna Marbles quits her channel and apologizes to her 20 million followers for Nicki Minaj blackface skit Marbles tried to lampoon Nicki Minaj in a 2011 blackface skit Content creator said it was ‘not [her] intention to do blackface’ Marbles has gradually switched her older clips to private mode Decision comes amid a … Read more