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The photo (above) depicts [Canadian prime Minister] Trudeau at an “Arabian Nights”-themed gala event, clad in an elaborate turban and robe, his face, hands and neck covered in dark makeup – a breathtaking contradiction to the prime minister’s carefully cultivated image as a standard-bearer for Canadian diversity.
“It was a dumb thing to do,” he said during an emergency news conference on board the Liberal campaign plane before taking off for Winnipeg.
“I’m disappointed in myself, I’m pissed off at myself for having done it. I wish I hadn’t done it, but I did it, and I apologize for it.”
Asked whether it was the only instance of its kind, Trudeau admitted that during a high school talent show (top), he wore makeup while performing a version of Harry Belafonte’s “Banana Boat Song (Day-O),” although he didn’t explicitly say the makeup was dark.
Yearbook photos make international headlines (Toronto Sun)
As a card carrying member of the Woke Left Stasi, he gets a free pass, as does every member of the new left these days.
https://www.thewrap.com/kimmel-fallon-blackface-ralph-northam/
To his credit, the blackface make up is very well applied. You’d catch many a black fella going around not nearly as well done.
His wearing of what appears to be a Sikh turban for an “Arabian Nights” themed event tends to negate that credit factor somewhat.
So, by “left” you clearly mean somewhere between centre-right neo-liberal populism and right wing facist extremism from a generalised caucasian, english speaking, colonnial settler, western world view.
A view through the prism of faulty logic, corporate double-speak and the corruption of political science, idealogy, terminology and ultimately the west, it’s notion of a globalised world and the planet as a whole.
Ah, ok. It’s good to know where we stand, I’ll keep that in mind.
:-J
” a breathtaking contradiction to the prime minister’s carefully cultivated image as a standard-bearer for Canadian diversity.”
I’m not sure I get this part. Dark makeup may be in bad taste (questionable) but is it anti-diversity?
Isn’t his real daddy supposed to be Mick Jagger?
I did hear a (presumably jocular) theory that it was in fact Fidel Castro.
was it not keith richards doing the bould thing with his mammy at one stage, after he got nicked with a load of smack?
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/keith-richards-wildest-escapades-19-insane-tales-from-a-legendary-life-169242/oh-canada-1977-68956/
That was great thanks
A life well lived.
This is ridiculous. Wearing make-up to create your dark-skinned character for a themed party is not a display of racism. Grow up everyone.
Agreed. While I loathe the dipspoo so what? It’s now a crime to wear certain colours of face paint?
Yeah its just “jokes” that’s what racist always say. “Day-O” in blackface is as absurdly racist as you can get. Canucks man! talk about a false sense of moral superiority. Those people had a eugenics program back in the day that secretly serialised ‘dumb’ people. They are one of the would biggest deforestatiors and fracking polluters. Yet they give the impression they are the bastion of liberal progressives in the new world.
Please don’t confuse Trudeau’s values as being indicative of most Canadian’s. Most of us did not grow up rich with a trust fund.
Also, there are laws in Canada that require replanting any forests that are harvested, ensuring sustainable practices in the forestry industry.
We also have the most environmentally friendly energy industry in the world. Every site in Canada must be reclaimed back to nature when finished with. This includes the oil sands that anti energy progressives like to demonize. When people are ready to forgo the benefits of the energy industries and not burn any carbon based fuels to heat or cool their homes, then they can have the moral high ground to preach down on us lowly humans.
Agree.
Perhaps we should just ban all fancy dress as almost any costume could cause offence.
once again, cian, yes, your skanky-ho ensemble was inappropriate for a child’s christening
I liked it
you would, slutface
What do you mean? I wasn’t wearing a costu…
Nah, it is. Being of a particular generation we/I may not have been sensitive to it back i’th day, but it’s pretty racist in hindsight. Spike Milligan “browning” up as an Indian employee and saying “Goodness gracious me” at the end of every line? Yeah that’s racist.
And this isn’t any different. It’s not like there aren’t a million and one potential ideas for a fancy dress party without adopting a racial stereotype. And then what’s the purpose of dressing up like that? To raise awareness of different cultures? Representation? Nah, it’s for the lols. Look at me! I’m an Arab! Ha f*ckin ha.
Whatever, we didn’t think about it that much at the time. Just like we didn’t mind our marmalade coming with an overtly racist character or repeats of the Black and White Minstrel Show or anything that in hindsight was embarrassingly and egregiously racist that we accepted as ok in our youth. You know, it was hard to be sensitive to other cultures when my exposure was only to my own culture. Curry chips was as foreign as it got before Delia told us about Spaghetti Bolognese. But that’s only an excuse for then, not now. Now we are exposed to more cultures and every one of them is pretty clear that they really don’t like this. So let’s go for a different costume that doesn’t involve stereotyping a culture or race for the lols? I mean, it’s not that big an ask.
I think the criticism here is fair enough, he does display his “wokeness” openly and it’s not as if he wasn’t aware that the picture existed. Given how every politician’s yearbook photo’s have been gone through to find examples of this, it might have been better for him to openly admit to having done it in the past rather than let it be discovered. If, when the last round of outrage happened with the last politician, he’d have said mentioned that he’d done it, that he was sorry, that he’s learned, maybe it wouldn’t have been so bad…maybe. But to say that you don’t see any problem with it, well that’s pretty ignorant at this stage.
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Adopting a racial stereotype is not being racist. with comments like this its no wonder we get this PC crap all over. You are confusing being offended and hate speech/display here.
Also, this was Aladdin, a fictitious character. And when you are at it, whats with all this cosplayers , eh? Ha fcking Ha. Moron.
Yep – but not anymore, the PC police is everywhere out to get you.
Although it was supposed to be Aladdin, who isn’t even black.
However, can you imagine the reaction if Trump had done it?
Speaking of ‘blacking up’- or is it?!
https://www.thisisnotporn.net/2017/08/29/michael-jackson-tatum-oneil/
I know the link says it’s not porn, but, if it needs to be clarified, I’m not clicking on the link in work.
I take your point, but it’s not unsafe for work
as a child I was always quite partial to a HB Golliwog. very dacent summertime treat indeed.
https://brandnewretro.ie/2011/11/16/ice-pop-culture-part-2-hb-the-soft-ones/
It was just plain white vanilla ice cream on a stick. Ironic?
My sister had a golliwog doll. There were golliwog coupons on jamjar labels – I think you were supposed to cut them out and save them up to get a real golliwog in the post.
http://www.golliwogg.co.uk/
ha! that’s some site
golliwog doll knitting patterns..you too could have your very own “Golly Girl Doll”?!?
http://www.golliwogg.co.uk/images/shop/gdp02.jpg
Unilever must be sweating over Lyons tea historical marketing
https://youtu.be/XgoNSCgP6TA
White Chicks the movie should be banned! Those Wayans are soooooo racist!
Am I doing it right?
This is sarcasm, for those with a whooosh over head. It may not be particularly witty sarcasm but it’s sarcasm none the less.
Trudeau is the ultimate virtue signalling hypocrite.
The black face may be old news but his trip to India last year and his multitude of traditional Indian outfits were not received well in India.
And as far as I can see, demonstrate he is still a gobpoo, just like he was when in blackface.
The sooner Canada gets rid of him the better for them.
No, but you should be aware that there actually is cringe at White Chicks. And not just because it was crap, but because of the whole White Chicks thing. in the same way there’s cringe over Soul Man. I mean, it’s pretty widly accepted as not being ok. Neither are banned because we don’t ban stuff, we accept we’ve progressed and leave them to gather dust. So it’s better to pick examples of hypocrisy where even a simple bit of knowledge would reveal that there is no hypocrisy, only consistency.
I hear ya and agree.
But, to believe “we don’t ban stuff” were true? Far from it.
So called “progressives” have been getting art pieces hidden, statues removed, and so on… for quite some time now.
The mask of progressivism is only that, a mask, and behind it is a new puritanism/authoritarianism.
That’s a whole mishmash of different issues. Go and put a statue of Oliver Cromwell up and see how you get on, it’s not like people are protesting in Florence to get Michaelangelo’s David demolished, it’s statues of figures who were clearly on the wrong side of history at best. So let’s not muddy the waters with that one.
It doesn’t matter though, you have your mind made up. Progressives = bad, people who like the old days when you could be casual with your racism and still think of yourself as one of the good guys = good.
He was quite correct in what he said though
Even if he is a crushing one note bore
Just for you Clampers- now make sure you have taken you blood pressure first eh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiek6JxYJLs
And all the cosplayers also please, thanks.
I agree.
Glad it exposed him as the virtue signalling fake that he is, the pic was from 2001 apparently, so really not that old
How long ago think we should move on
Except it was 2001….not the 1970’s
Uncanny!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/14/afghanistan-talent-show-justin-trudeau-lookalike?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Toff
peoplekind!
It was acceptable in the 80’s- jogging for pictures with teeth ‘n tits Dublin Leo was not.