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Gucci Pulls Blackface Resembling Accessory After Being Called Out
It has been a TOUGH beginning for Black History Month. What should be a celebration of black talent, history and excellence (making it the perfect time to bring back the Boondocks), February has been inundated with disappointing stories of Senators wearing blackface, and Liam Neeson revealing how close he came to committing a hate crime. And now, Gucci joins the ranks of the businesses who have elected to make this month just a little more racist by revealing their $890 black-knit women’s balaclava which featured a red ring around the mouth. The mouth on the balaclava is a red ring, making the mask look like a classic depiction of blackface.
It has been a TOUGH beginning for Black History Month. What should be a celebration of black talent, history and excellence (making it the perfect time to bring back the Boondocks), February has been inundated with disappointing stories of Senators wearing blackface, and Liam Neeson revealing how close he came to committing a hate crime. And now, Gucci joins the ranks of the businesses who have elected to make this month just a little more racist by revealing their $890 black-knit women’s balaclava which featured a red ring around the mouth. The mouth on the balaclava is a red ring, making the mask look like a classic depiction of blackface.
Marvel Releasing Black Panther For Free For Black History Month
It may have taken twenty movies to do so, but Marvel, under the direction of Kevin Feige, managed to squeeze out a bonafide classic on par with any of the action movies that came out of the 80's, mixed with the exciting artistry that a movie that introduced Afro-Futurism -- Black Panther. The movie was released in 2018 during Black History Month to success beyond that of any superhero movie, with record Box Office in the United States and a Best Picture Award nomination. Well, Marvel is thanking its fans, celebrating the movie's celebration of blackness, and probably shoring up some press during the Academy's voting season in the process, by presenting free screening of the movie during Black History month! So if you wanted to see this modern classic, and want to be reminded that it's more than just another superhero movie, this screening may just be the ticket you need.
It may have taken twenty movies to do so, but Marvel, under the direction of Kevin Feige, managed to squeeze out a bonafide classic on par with any of the action movies that came out of the 80's, mixed with the exciting artistry that a movie that introduced Afro-Futurism -- Black Panther. The movie was released in 2018 during Black History Month to success beyond that of any superhero movie, with record Box Office in the United States and a Best Picture Award nomination. Well, Marvel is thanking its fans, celebrating the movie's celebration of blackness, and probably shoring up some press during the Academy's voting season in the process, by presenting free screening of the movie during Black History month! So if you wanted to see this modern classic, and want to be reminded that it's more than just another superhero movie, this screening may just be the ticket you need.