Wednesday, October 19, 2016

British Army Accused Of Racism Because Of One Tweet

A screengrab of the British Royal Army’s official Twitter account shows a tweet depicting a soldier during a jungle training exercise in Costa Rica. The tweet was criticized for its resemblance to racist “black-face” makeup, and removed. BRITISH ROYAL ARMY

The Independent: British Army accused of racism after official tweet shows soldier wearing 'blackface' camouflage in jungle

'Being a soldier in the jungle requires a robust sense of humour,' the tweet read

The British Army is facing accusations of racism after a photo was posted from its official Twitter account showing a soldier wearing camouflage that critics compared to “blackface”.

“Being a #soldier in the jungle requires a robust sense of humour,” the tweet read, showing a troop pulling a face while wearing dark face paint and pointing a gun.

The message was deleted minutes after it was posted on Wednesday morning amid a storm of criticism.

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WNU Editor: A sign of the times .... on social media everyone gets offended over something nowadays.

More News On Outrage Over A British Army Tweet

U.K. army apologizes, deletes tweet blasted as racist -- CBS
British Army accused of racism over blacked-up soldier tweet -- Daily Mail
British Army under fire for 'racist' tweet that showed a soldier with black face paint -- The Telegraph
British Army in race storm after posting tweet of ‘blacked up’ soldier in the jungle -- The SUN

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It is called camoflage.


Libtards need a safe place from reality.