A Purim costume spoofing police brutality triggers concerns about racism and insensitivity
Though the photo has been removed from Instagram, the debate over racism on Purim persists
Though the photo has been removed from Instagram, the debate over racism on Purim persists
Jewish comedians made racist jokes about him. Some Black audiences booed him. But his faith was genuine
'It was 40 years ago in another world,' said one reader. 'Forgive if there is true regret,' said another
Bintel advises a CEO wondering whether four decades is long enough to forgive a grievous error
Six months ago, in a September interview with The New York Times, Chris Rock was asked about the effort then underway to expunge all uses of blackface in TV and movies. Specifically, the interviewer wanted to know whether Rock thought society was taking things too far. “If I say they are, then I’m the worst…
Somehow, a teenager wearing blackface got into the Purim party. That much was obvious to the black Jewish woman who pointed him out to the organizers of the party, hosted by Chabad-Lubavitch of South La Cienaga, a Jewish community center in Los Angeles. Despite the fact that his face was completely covered in black makeup,…
Nearly every prominent Democrat in America has called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign after it was revealed that his medical school yearbook page includes a racist photo. A notable exception is one Democrat who has never been afraid to buck his party: Former Connecticut senator and vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman. When asked…
As if Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg making a movie about children wasn’t risky enough, the buddy-collaborators are now in hot water for using black face on an actor on set. Rogen has apologized after footage of his upcoming film “Good Boys” showed a stand-in for a black child actor wearing skin-darkening makeup and an…
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