Perhaps Szmajkowski has been living under a rock for the last decade, because the performer chose to use blackface makeup and uncensored use of the N-word during the live show.
Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio, not only crossed a line, but took it one step further.
Thanks to Justin Trudeau, ‘blackface’ (and also ‘brownface’) has been back in the news of late. Trevor reckons his punishment idea could put an end to this.
We all did stupid things when we were younger, but unlike Justin Trudeau, most of us managed to avoid ‘brownface’ or ‘blackface’.
Gucci committed the ultimate fashion faux pas, when they released a sweater that many have perceived as pretty offensive.
Every Halloween, arguments erupt about what kind of costume is considered ‘in bad taste’. Enter Al Roker, a meteorologist on NBC.
An Ozzie university has been hit by a massive racism scandal, after a photo of their students wearing blackface and Ku Klux Klan hit Instagram.
The supermodel has landed in hot water for her tasteless Vogue Italia cover, and has since stepped up to apologise.
Blackface incidents are usually reserved for South African university students, but now the man rated the third best player in the world last year has joined the fray.
Is it blackface when you attempt to flex your makeup skills? It just might be, especially when you add a disclaimer explaining you wanted to celebrate all cultures. Eish, baba.
Australia is currently caught up in a heated ‘blackface’ debate, although this time support is coming from a rather unlikely source.
Someone at M-Net decided it was a good idea to show Leon Schuster’s latest movie during prime time this past Sunday. Epic fail alert.
Blackface, purpleface, we should all be left red-faced at what’s going on at Stellenbosch as social media turns ugly.
It may be early days but it looks like the worst advert of 2016 award could be all sown up. Say hello to this coming out of Thailand. Penny Sparrow, this one’s for you.
Whilst South African university students seem to have come to their senses across the pond in the U.S. one celebrity has done rather poorly. The apologies start now.
You’ve got to be very careful when attending dress-up parties. Firstly, you want to be original and clever, and secondly, you want to come out alive at the end of it…
The blackface scandal that hit Stellenbosch Uni this week has caused quite an uproar. Here are a few thoughts and ideas about it.
Never a dull day at Stellenbosch, as a new scandal has erupted on campus and indeed social media. These guys donned ‘blackface’ for a fancy dress event, as they pretended to be the famous tennis sisters, Venus and Serena Williams.