Fawlty Towers episode The Germans temporarily removed from BBC streaming service UKTV over racial slurs
• 5 years agoThe full episode of Fawlty Towers is still being aired on Netflix and on Britbox, which is half-owned by the BBC, without any warnings or editing.
Justin Trudeau publicly apologises as decades-old images of PM in blackface makeup surface online, says behaviour was 'absolutely unacceptable'
• 6 years agoJustin Trudeau publicly apologized for his 'absolutely unacceptable' behaviour, as decades-old images showing him in blackface makeup rocked his re-election campaign.
Peter Sellers' The Party is the go-to movie for expressing anger over brownface: Is the ire warranted?
Kuzhali Manickavel • 6 years agoI don’t really understand why Peter Sellers felt the need to darken his face for the role in The Party. While I don’t think it makes him look Indian, it certainly makes him look greasy and a little blotchy, unless the belief at the time was that Indians, as an entire race, were a greasy and blotchy people | Kuzhali Manickavel writes in her monthly column 'Allegedly Problematic'
Gucci gets embroiled in racism row after shoppers criticise sweater's similarity to blackface
Fp Staff • 6 years agoGucci faced serious backlash when shoppers and online followers pointed out the 'balaclava jumper' which depicted a cut-out at the mouth of the sweater that was outlined in red
Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta apologises for posting photo featuring people in blackface on social media
• 6 years agoIniesta's picture on Twitter and Instagram posted on Sunday showed his family and a group of people in costumes, taking part in the Three Kings Day celebration.
Spain football legend Andres Iniesta courts controversy after posing for picture with two friends in 'blackface'
• 6 years agoIniesta published the photo on Sunday on his Instagram and Twitter accounts, triggering overwhelmingly negative reactions and calls to take it down.