Blackface – Blunder Down Under?
- Funny
- Offensive
April 21, 2015 – It’s never a good day when you have to release a sheepish apology statement via the Sydney Morning Herald. That was the case for Briony Ingerson, a presenter for Fox Sports in Australia.
“I’m deeply upset that my Instagram post offended people in the community,†says Ingerson. “That was not my intent; it was a very poor error in judgement and I now understand how inappropriate it was. The post has been removed and I offer my sincere apologies to those that were hurt by it.â€
The blackface photo seen above has indeed been removed and, according to Ingerson, was originally intended to celebrate an acquaintance appearing on a jungle-themed edition of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!  The photo went largely un-noticed until a former intern brought it to attention via Twitter.
V.hurt to c @BrionyIngerson do #blackface. Feel disgusted & disappointed esp having worked w/ her. #Racism is not ok. pic.twitter.com/F20YnDxws4
— Ahmed Yussuf (@ahmedyussuf10) April 19, 2015
In the early days of coverage, Ingerson, having returned to her native state of “white-face,” said, “No harm intended. Just wanted to give our hard-working friend a giggle.” That didn’t stop the flames from fanning further into the current media brushfire now raging in Australia.
So was Ingerson’s party pic Funny Or Offensive? Vote now!
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My buddy Ted Danson thought this was great
Seriously!
Do white people think blackface is like getting bitten by a radioactive spider? Do y’all think you’re going to get like super strength and your dick will get bigger and you’ll suddenly be able to dance because I can’t, for the life of me understand why you keep doing it. Seriously.
Because we think it’s funny?
Mocking human suffering and celebrating depravity and oppression? I can see how some people might find that funny.
how is this mocking suffering and celebrating oppression?
Do I need to explain the significance of blackface to you?
I understand how one could say that blackface is a stupid thing that un-funny white people do. I don’t understand how you could say that someone in blackface is mocking suffering and celebrating expression. So yes – if you don’t mind, please explain.
Sorry – meant “depravity,” not “expression.”
so far i’m calling your argument a tie – and i’m guessing one of you is white and one of you is black
DoGoOn –
Come on, now. A Wikipedia link to blackface doesn’t explain anything, it just gives the definition of blackface. You still haven’t explained why you think that when stupid, un-funny white people wear blackface, they’re mocking suffering and celebrating depravity and oppression.
bostonclam – I’m the white guy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface
I had no idea that if you want a bigger dick all you have to do is get bitten by a radioactive spider. Where can I get a radioactive spider? If I can’t find one will blackface do it? I’m not so worried about the super strength. Thanks!