Tag: blackface
In the Netherlands, the tradition of blackface during Christmas is fading
Zwarte Piet, or Black Pekka, has been one of the most divisive cultural and political issues among the Dutch in recent years. For a long time, the celebration of Christmas…
Criticism of Hugh Grant’s role: As blackface
Mark Povinelli, actor and president of an American organization for short people, says in an interview with the newspaper that the example of Hugh Grant is particularly controversial. The actor…
Opera soprano in protest against blackface
On Instagram, Angel Blue describes the tradition of wearing blackface as “insulting, degrading and openly racist”. According to the opera house’s spokesperson, one can not change the notion of respect…