A TV presenter who blackfaced as a "tribute" to George Floyd has (quite rightly) been receiving immense backlash online, but it seems she didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did.
Keeps scrolling to see her "tribute" for yourself...
The Black Lives Matter movement has never before been so prominent.
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Last week, on Monday, May 25th, a defenseless black man was killed while in a police restraint.George Floyd was arrested and forced to the ground...
this man, #GeorgeFloyd did not deserve to die. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/w405ouIk5V— moon (@moon)1590639498.0
Footage of George's "arrest" quickly circulated on social media...
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And, in the highly distressing scenes, he could be heard begging with the officers to release him and repeatedly saying "Please, please... I can't breathe."After nearly ten minutes, George was completely unresponsive.
SAY HIS NAME. GEORGE FLOYD. HE WAS AN INNOCENT MAN, AND HE WAS MURDERED. HE COULDN’T BREATHE, AND HE BEGGED FOR HIS… https://t.co/7WNH4pzDLY— 🐌 (@🐌)1590620093.0
4 days after George's death, some justice was served.
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Derek Chauvin, the man who had knelt on George’s neck, was finally arrested. But this wasn't enough...Chauvin was originally taken into custody and was charged with murder in the third degree and manslaughter.
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His bond was set at $50,000, and he is due to appear in court on June 8th.This kind of police brutality has been happening for centuries now...
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But George's death has sparked an outrage like never before.Thousands upon thousands of people have been taking to the streets in protest...
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And they are all marching for one thing: For the blatant racism and injustice in this country to be brought to an end.But things have been quick to turn violent.
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Protesters became interweaved with rioters and, as they continue to clash with police, the scenes unfolding across our country have been becoming steadily more violent.It's a truly terrifying time.
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But change needs to happen and, at the moment, this seems like the only way to make it happen.But, remarkably, they seem to be working.
BLACK WOMEN MATTER. BLACK MEN MATTER. BLACK CHILDREN MATTER. BLACK FAMILIES MATTER. BLACK POSSIBILITIES MATTER.… https://t.co/y6dlDWKPN3— a gem (@a gem)1591104461.0
And of course, the news broke on Wednesday that Chauvin is now facing an upgraded charge...
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellison elevates the charge against ex-officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree mu… https://t.co/2l8o6FpdP9— BBC News (World) (@BBC News (World))1591228388.0
As for the other officers?
Chauvin may have been the one to kneel on his neck...
This is only the beginning.
THEYRE CHARGING THE OTHER 3 OFFICERS AND RAISED THE DEGREE. KEEP SIGNING PETITIONS, KEEP DONATING, KEEP CALLING. THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING— gabryelle (@gabryelle)1591208344.0
Tributes have been flooding in for George Floyd...
But it seems that one TV presenter thought it was okay to put on blackface to pay "tribute." Yep, really...Bosnian TV host Hana Hadziavdagic Tabakovic decided to edit a photo of herself to make her skin appear darker.
Hana captioned her post: "In a racist society, it’s not enough to just say that you are not a racist. One should be loud against racism." Keep scrolling to take a look.She then edited it to look like this:
Blackface is deep-rooted in centuries of racism.
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Throughout history, white people would paint their faces black in order to degrade black people. It happened in all sorts of places. From comedy shows to Halloween costumes. They would compare them to monkeys while simultaneously acting in a humiliating manner to depict black people as uncivilized. So, it's extremely offensive.