ROME — Soprano Angel Blue says she won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of a different work this summer on the same stage. The U.S. singer posted a note on her angeljoyblue Instagram page saying she will be bowing out of “La Traviata” at Verona’s Arena this month because the …
Youtube will not prohibit the portrayal of Zwarte Piet in blackface makeup on its platform this year, according to parent company Google. Zwarte Piet is the name given to Sinterklaas's assistant. Google "does not want to get in the way of the discussion about Zwarte Piet," a spokeperson told Nu.nl Though Google will not ban the portrayal of Zwarte Piet, …
Influencers are at it yet again. Many creators on Instagram Reels are shooting their videos using a filter called “blackface” and espousing the virtues of fair skin. The filter allows users to change the colour of their skin tone to black or dark grey. It is bizarre that a diverse social media platform like Instagram allowed a filter that promoted …
Social media giant Facebook announced on Tuesday that it would remove all videos, images and photographs which depict winter holiday season character Zwarte Piet as being in blackface makeup, or otherwise depicting a insulting stereotypes against black people. The use of blackface represents a "continuous history of dehumanization and denied civil rights," Facebook said to NOS. "By blackface, we mean …
