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Jan 4, 2018 · Japanese comedian Masatoshi Hamada is facing backlash after appearing in blackface during a variety show skit on New Year's Eve.. One of the most famous performers in Japan, Masatoshi donned ...
- Gabe Bergado
Jan 4, 2018 · The comedian Masatoshi Hamada dressed up as Eddie Murphy in a widely viewed television show on New Year’s Eve. ... Mr. McNeil’s tweets kicked off a conversation about the use of blackface in ...
- Megan Specia
Jan 4, 2018 · In 2015, Fuji TV canceled a segment from a weekly music show after public outcry over a photo showing idol group Momoiro Clover Z wearing blackface along with Japanese doo-wop group Rats & Star — which has been performing in blackface since 1980. In contrast, comedian and actor Naomi Watanabe's impression of Beyoncé is done solely with a ...
Jan 3, 2018 · Published January 3, 2018. On New Year’s Eve, one member of Japan’s most famous comedy duo donned blackface for nationwide television. Masatoshi Hamada, who is one part of the comedy team ...
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The New Year's Eve show featured celebrity comic Hamada appearing in a Beverly Hills Cop skit with his face blacked up. Using makeup to lampoon black people - a practice known as blackface - is ...
Jan 5, 2018 · Here's some proof that 2018 is exhausting already: On a Japanese TV show's New Year special, comedian Masatoshi Hamada wore blackface to portray Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop.Suffice to say ...
Jan 4, 2018 · One of Japan's most famous comedy duos aired its variety show on New Year's Eve, and the program saw Masatoshi Hamada don blackface for the nation to see. As you can see below, fans were quick to ...