"Seven to eight" accused of "blackface" for the anonymity of a witness

In its Sunday program, the magazine Sept à quatre broadcast the testimony of Nina, 17, rape victim and former prostitute, who talks about her career in a book co-written with her father, Papa, come and get me (Editions de L ' Observatory). An "anonymized" testimony and so as not to recognize this witness, the girl was dressed in a wig and makeup. But it seems that the chain has chosen, in this case, an afro hairpiece and foundation to darken the skin…

A "blackface"? Viewers did not fail to castigate this choice. "I can understand that it should be hidden, but from there to make it pass for a renoi ...? Can't you just blur it? Reacted thus a surfer on Twitter, in the middle of many tweets. "So black people, are we in disguises?" "

Uh ... I can understand that he hides her but to make her pass for a renoi ...? Can't you just blur it? # septàhuit

So to hide the identity of a person we put a background of black skin tint and an Afro wig? We disguised him in black so the blacks are we disguises? #septahuit

Is the #septahuit blackface a dark joke? So instead of blurring his face or interviewing him from the back, they preferred to disguise him as "black" ... pic.twitter.com/NmdnAKvq10

TF1, contacted by the Huffington Post, recognizes the face but not the bashing. "The make-up took place, the portraits of Seven to Eight being always filmed with their faces uncovered," explains a communications manager. The priority was to preserve the anonymity of the witness. This make-up does not in any case lead to a denigration. It was all done in the interest of the person. "

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