A city councillor in British Columbia says an online mob of "extremists" and "politically motivated hackers" is responsible for uncovering and publicizing a photo of him wearing a blackface costume to a Halloween party in 2007.

A city councillor in British Columbia says an online mob of “extremists” and “politically motivated hackers” is responsible for uncovering and publicizing a photo of him wearing a blackface costume to a Halloween party in 2007.

Colwood Coun. Ian Ward on Monday addressed the photo in a statement on his X account after the picture, which was originally published on a personal family blog, surfaced on social media in recent days.

Ward acknowledged he posed for the photo wearing a Washington Bullets basketball jersey, a gold chain and a wig, with his teeth coloured gold and his hands and face painted black.

  • classic@fedia.io
    8·
    2 months ago

    I’m not sure what year blackface became for reals not okay. Definitely after the mid80s but also definitely before 2000

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      We knew it was wrong in the 90s, which is why edgelords like this dude (and Trudeau) were into it.