Saturday Night Live turned its attention to Virginia on Feb. 9, the first episode since controversy gripped the state.
It’s been a tough time for Virginia and its duly elected leaders. The state’s Democratic governor, Democratic attorney general,…
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Seth Meyers slams Virginia governor’s response to racist yearbook photo
After a racist photo on his 1984 yearbook page surfaced on Friday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam was called on to resign. So, he held a press conference to prove he’s not a racistIt didn’t go well.
It was almost too easy for Seth Meyers, who took “A Closer Look” at the controversy on Monday, and in particular, the governor’s backtracking on whether the image of a man wearing blackface, and another wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood, actually featured him.
After apologising for being in the photo, Northam later changed his story, claiming he knew he wasn’t in it. Why? He pointed to another time he wore blackface, when he performed a Michael Jackson routine in a dance contest. Really. Read more…
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It hasn’t been a good Saturday for Virginia Governor Ralph Northam.
Northam made headlines on Friday after his personal page from a 1984 yearbook surfaced featuring a photo of two men: one wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and a hood, and the other in blackface. Hours after the offensive image surfaced, the Virginia governor released a statement.
NEW: Governor Northam Statement on Offensive Photo. “I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decision caused then and now.” pic.twitter.com/aAXaIRolH9
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) February 1, 2019
Northam, a Democrat who was elected to the office of governor in 2018’s election, quickly faced calls to resign from within his own party. Among those calling for his exit are Virginia House Democrats, the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, assorted would-be candidates for the 2020 presidential election, and a growing lineup of others. Read more…
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View More Virginia’s governor held a press conference to prove he’s not a racist. It didn’t go well.Prada apologizes for ‘Pradamalia’ toys that evoke racist blackface imagery
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In the 2018 holiday season, luxury fashion brands appear to be competing with one another for worst case of tone deaf racism.
On the heels of Dolce & Gabbana’s disastrous Chinese ad campaign, Prada found itself embroiled in its own controversy over monkey toys and keychains accused of evoking racist imagery. The company later apologized on Twitter, promising to recall the offensive figurines from its new “Pradamalia” line of collectibles.
“The Pradamalia are fantasy charms composed of elements of the Prada oeuvre. They are imaginary creatures not intended to have any reference to the real world and certainly not blackface,” the company statement read. “Prada Group never had the intention of offending anyone and we abhor all forms of racism and racist imagery. In this interest, we will withdraw all of the characters in question from display and circulation.” Read more…
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Drake responds to blackface criticism in lengthy Instagram post
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If you’ve been anywhere near the internet over the past 24 hours, chances are you’ll have heard about Pusha T’s Drake diss track “The Story of Adidon” — and the controversy over the video’s featured image, which appears to show Drake in blackface.
Shortly after the video’s release, Pusha took to Twitter to claim the photo is “a REAL picture”.
Please stop referring to this picture as “artwork”…I’m not an internet baby, I don’t edit images…this is a REAL picture…these are his truths, see for yourself https://t.co/gd6vRS3HM8 pic.twitter.com/2el58HEZ8F
— King Push (@PUSHA_T) May 30, 2018 Read more…
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