Canada’S Trudeau Regrets Brownfacing As Aladdin Almost 20 Years Ago

[naomi24]

//The yearbook picture, obtained by Time Magazine, shows a 29-year-old Mr Trudeau wearing a turban and skin-darkening make-up on his face, neck and hands for an Arabian Nights-themed costume party at the West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver.
The prime minister, who launched his re-election campaign just a week ago, said he should have known better.//

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/justin-trudeau-brownface-canada-pm-picture-2001-party-a9111356.html

More politically correct nonsense. What next? World class opera singers apologising for ‘White-facing’ for the role of Madame Butterfly?

These ridiculous, humourless, pathetic apologists thrive on gloom. They’re taking the fun out of life - and for fear of criticism, society is allowing them to.

[sanmac]

"in came the light":) "they came to light".

[naomi24]

But why is it so terrible to dress up to portray a character from fiction - or real life? Why?

[Mozz71]

I guess it's the caricature of they're ethnicity they object to. Perhaps it's down to the derogatory nature of past caricature like Gollywogs or Jim Crow.

I was raised on Spike Milligan and Michael Bates "browning up" as Indians, so I'm no expert.

[Mozz71]

*their

[anotheoldgit]

If I chose to attend a fancy dress party dressed as Louis Armstrong one of the most popular jazz trumpeter, would it be wrong for me to black up, because if I didn't how would people know who I was representing, Harry James???

[agchristie]

//If I chose to attend a fancy dress party dressed as Louis Armstrong one of the most popular jazz trumpeter, would it be wrong for me to black up...//

Depends if you have the brass neck...

[maggiebee]

Didn't Prince Harry dress up as a Nazi once? Caused quite a stir if I remember correctly.

[Samuraisan]

I agree with Naomi 10.33

[Old_Geezer]

Only among the oversensitive, maggie.
Good shock horror article fodder for the media too.

[anotheoldgit]

Perhaps they should ban all these historical re-enactment groups, I am sure they must upset some.

https://norfolktankmuseum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/5th-SS-Viking-Re-enactment-Group-0026.jpg

[mushroom25]

interestingly enough, there's a Royal British Legion ad running at the moment, and in it is depicted servicemen "blacked-up". granted it's probably for camouflage - nevertheless...…… :-0

[mushroom25]

//Depends if you have the brass neck... //

or a "satchel" mouth?

[Spicerack]

Wasn't Aladdin white anyway?

[retrocop]

Nah. Aladdin was pink and Esso was blue.

[dannyk13]

Surprised nobody has complained about Al Jolson
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1360&;bih=657&ei=Qc6EXbSPCJTdgQbT4oOYCw&;q=al+jolson+blackface&oq=al+jolson&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0i131l3j0l7.187078.190977..19356

[Mamyalynne]

Is he standing for re election too?

Opponents will seek out the slightest misdemeanour they can , has always happened.