{"id":1775,"date":"2024-11-29T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T08:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lkyspp.nus.edu.sg\/ips\/rric\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=1775"},"modified":"2025-01-03T08:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T08:28:47","slug":"blackfacing-has-happened-in-singapore-again-and-we-are-still-wondering-if-it-is-racist","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/lkyspp.nus.edu.sg\/ips\/rric\/publication\/blackfacing-has-happened-in-singapore-again-and-we-are-still-wondering-if-it-is-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackfacing has happened in Singapore again and we are still wondering if it is racist."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The latest incident, surfacing on Tik Tok, involved a recent event where a group of attendees at a corporate dinner and dance event in Singapore were seen wearing Afro wigs and painting their faces black. Undoubtedly, this image has sparked debate about whether such behaviour is unacceptable, or if people are simply being too sensitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident follows a series of \u201cblackfacing\u201d or \u201cbrownfacing\u201d controversies over the years. Just this year, during the Racial Harmony Day celebrations in July, a student wore a pink uniform resembling that of a platform worker, paired with a mask of a man with dark skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To read the full article, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/newshub\/news\/2024\/2024-11\/2024-11-29\/BLACKFACE-st-29nov-pB5.pdf\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1776,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1775","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blackfacing has happened in Singapore again and we are still wondering if it is racist.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An incident, surfacing on Tik Tok, involved a recent event where a group of attendees at a corporate dinner and dance event in Singapore were seen wearing Afro wigs and painting their faces black. 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