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B.C. councillor blames 'leftist extremists' after blackface photo surfaces online (bc.ctvnews.ca)
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A city councillor in British Columbia says an online mob of "extremists" and "politically motivated hackers" is responsible for uncovering and publicizing a photo of him wearing a blackface costume to a Halloween party in 2007.

Colwood Coun. Ian Ward on Monday addressed the photo in a statement on his X account after the picture, which was originally published on a personal family blog, surfaced on social media in recent days.

Ward acknowledged he posed for the photo wearing a Washington Bullets basketball jersey, a gold chain and a wig, with his teeth coloured gold and his hands and face painted black.

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[–] classic@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not sure what year blackface became for reals not okay. Definitely after the mid80s but also definitely before 2000

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We knew it was wrong in the 90s, which is why edgelords like this dude (and Trudeau) were into it.

[–] classic@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I place the limit of acceptability somewhere around Soul Man (1986).