25-years-ago when we did Your Big Break in tandem with the company that produces Stars in Their Eyes, I learned that blackface was considered less offensive in Europe than it is here in the US. We had a few non-POC portraying African Americans, but there was deliberately no pigment-altering makeup applied.
During a production meeting it was discussed, and it was agreed that a white personal could impersonate a black person. But when somebody kiddingly asked if a Christian could portray a Jew, our producer replied “F*ck no!” On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 7:08 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > The Polish version of the format "Your Face Sounds Familiar" (claimed as > originating in Spain in 2011, although it sure as hell sounds like the UK's > "Stars in Their Eyes," which goes back further and is owned by the company > owning this show, the French format factory Banijay) recently featured a > white man impersonating rapper Kendrick Lamar in blackface and cornrows and > repeating a "nigga" from the lyrics of Lamar's "Humble" (the video's in the > link) AND a white woman impersonating Beyonce in blackface--controversy > ensued and Banijay's home office in Paris said they would conduct an > investigation: > > > https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/sep/12/polish-tv-talent-show-contestants-use-blackface-for-kendrick-lamar-beyonce-performances > > HOWEVER, this is not the first time--in 2021 a contestant won with a > blackface impersonation of Kanye West and there have been other instances > of blackface in the Polish version's history (perhaps before Banijay bought > the original format owner Endemol Shine) and the Czech version out-and-out > banned blackface in the same year. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/27c5e7bf-ea3e-4222-a2ae-3cc3ea565397n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/27c5e7bf-ea3e-4222-a2ae-3cc3ea565397n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BSAkuE2jYSpM-6jaWvz5TbefqF3%2BtXn%3DzsVE%2BT6txKdw%40mail.gmail.com.
