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Justin Trudeau: details emerge of third blackface incident
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 19, 2019 08:54am |
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| Author | Leyland Cecco |
| News Date | Thursday, September 19, 2019 02:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A third incident in which Justin Trudeau wore blackface has been reported, in yet another damaging blow to the Canadian prime minister’s image, just weeks ahead of the country’s general election.
In a short, undated video clip published by Global News on Thursday, Trudeau is seen in blackface, waving. His arms and legs also appear to be painted.
Global News says it received the material earlier this week, but held off on publishing the material until journalists could determine its authenticity. On Thursday, a member of the Liberal campaign confirmed the video.
The emergence of yet another incident in which Trudeau wore blackface follows a tumultuous 12 hours for the prime minister, after Time magazine published an image of Trudeau dressed as Aladdin – complete with dark skin makeup and a turban – at a private school function in 2001, when he was a 29-year-old teacher.
“I apologise profoundly,” said Trudeau on Wednesday night after the photograph was published. “I regret it deeply. I’m deeply sorry I did that, I should have known better.
“It was something I should not have done. I didn’t think it was racist at the time, but now I see, it was a racist thing to do.” |
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