Comedy show 'Banana Sundae' attracts controversy for using black face in skit
* This article was originally published here
There is something very wrong with Philippine TV.
Filipino comedy show Banana Sundae is in the middle of a growing controversy thanks to an episode this past Sunday in which its actors sported blackface to make fun of the Binay family, one of the Philippines’ major political clans.
The ABS-CBN show’s use of blackface may have flown under the radar had it not been for a Facebook post that went up that night.
“A skit was shown in Banana Sundae with the intent of having a spoof of the Binay incident that happened last week. The show just used blackface to portray the Binay siblings including their father, our former Vice President,” a deeply unamused Joey Lozaro wrote.
“Dear ABS-CBN, how could you allow such insensitivity to happen? NOT FUNNY AT ALL,” he said.
Lazaro’s post has since gone viral and been shared more than 7,100 times.[...]
* This article was originally published here
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