Justin Trudeau judged "totally unacceptable" on Thursday to have been blacked out several times. The Canadian Prime Minister has again apologized to the offended.
"The reality is that I hurt people I was supposed to defend and help, and I am deeply sorry," he said after the publication in less than 24 hours of several photos and videos. 'a video showing the face made up of dark brown ("brownface") or black ("blackface") during private parties. "I recognize that this is totally unacceptable," he added.
"I recognize today that it was racist"
This burst of images of "blackface" or "brownface", controversial practices often considered racist, comes one month before the legislative elections of October 21, with the indecisive outcome for the outgoing Prime Minister. "It's something that I did not consider racist at the time, but I recognize today that it was racist, and I am deeply sorry," said Wednesday evening Justin Trudeau, looking contrite , during an impromptu point-press after the diffusion of a photo by Time magazine .
"All my life I have worked to create opportunities for people, to fight against racism and intolerance," said Justin Trudeau, an ardent multiculturalist who has appointed several ministers of foreign origin in his government. Several celebrities have been pinned in recent years for wearing a "blackface", a practice that dates back to the "minstrel shows" American born in the early part of the 19th century, shows during which whites blackened their faces to play black and make fun of them.