For anyone not familiar with the sketch, which is apparently the (totally not racist) UK's 8th most popular of all time, to quote wiki: 'Papa Lazarou is a demonic circus master and collector of wives. He has a rasping voice, an indefinable accent, and blackface.'
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Sure, the white creator/actor insists the sketch isn't racist. If you need a little help understanding why it is... well... what are you doing in academia?!
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Racism? In your sketch involving a bigamist in blackface??? Who just so happens to have type 3C hair? And wears a Baron Samedi black top hat? It's more likely than you think
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Papa Legba is a loa in Haitian Vodou. He wears white paint around eyes and mouth and a black top hat. Is this mere C O I N C I D E N C E ? ? ? no.
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Yes it is the year 2020 and people with PhDs are defending Papa Lazarou as 'not racist' on The Twitter
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