日本藝人塗黑臉搞笑 引爆種族歧視爭議-Japanese TV show featuring blackface actor sparks anger

英國廣播公司4日報導，日本幾日前播出的電視節目找來搞笑演員濱田將臉塗黑，模仿好萊塢影星艾迪墨菲（Eddie Murphy），引發種族歧視爭議與文化敏感問題。



這段新年特別節目讓濱田利用化妝品將臉塗黑，模仿電影「比佛利山超級警探」主角艾迪墨菲。



不過，這種俗稱黑臉的化妝手法，普遍被視為嚴重的冒犯行徑。



這段爭議節目播出後，過去幾日一直有零星抗議，人們的憤怒情緒持續沸騰。



美國出生、移居日本13年的非裔專欄作家麥尼爾透過推特砲轟，強調非裔族群「既非笑點，也不是道具」。



A Japanese TV programme has sparked accusations of racism and cultural insensitivity after a comedian painted his face to impersonate Eddie Murphy.



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 seen by many to be deeply offensive.


Protest over the show has grown over the past days.



US-born writer and columnist Baye McNeil - who is black and has lived in Japan for 13 years - drew attention to the show on Twitter, arguing that black people were "not a punchline nor a prop".

"Need a black actor, get a black actor that speaks Japanese," he urged.