Japanese TV Show Thought Blackface Was Still OK
Japanese comedian Hamada was on a Japanese show for New Years and sparked outrage when a part of the show included him dressed as Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop wearing blackface. Not that this is OK by any means, but how many black actors could there be in Japan?
Scroll down to watch comedians Desus and Mero comment on Hamada’s big move.
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Note to japanese performing in #BlackFace: #Blackness is not a punchline nor a prop. Need jokes? Get better writers. Need a black character, get a black actor that speaks Japanese. There are several! But please #StopBlackfaceJapan #日本でブラックフエイス止めて not a good look! pic.twitter.com/lN0E3bWsgY
— Baye McNeil (@Locohama) December 31, 2017
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