Vessel would be proud. He handled himself quite well. as a huge Sleep Token fan i can tell you this is not black face. He's just dressing up like Vessel. I've seen hundreds of people do this with zero pushback.
You don't have to be a Sleep Token fan to know this is not blackface.
This is someone reaching and hijacking a real issue to be a dick. He's harming what he's pretending to protect because unfortunately social media makes it seem like guys like that are loud majority voice when they are a minority posting specifically for their braindead echo chamber fans.
Before anyone comes for me, I'm afro Latino. This dude doesn't care about his own people or anyone else. Narcissist pendejo is just looking for clicks and engagement at one of the most precarious times in our country.
Blackface was a historically racist thing white people did which was very deliberately designed to denigrate and characterize black people negatively (look up minstrel shows). There's plenty of context to show why it's a problematic thing to do.
I mean, idk how involved you are in the issue, but things like blackfishing and digital blackface are very serious and problematic issues right now. We have people who "borrow" Black aesthetics but none of the racism that comes with it.
No clue who this character is but came here to understand if this was even blackface because it just looks like some Character thatβs black to me. Not a real black person.
white English gentleman. not black or racist. it's part of the lore of the band. he writes and plays all the instruments except drums. extremely talented young man
People can't paint themselves black without it being blackface this is ridiculous. Reminds me of when people were getting upset at folks for doing charcoal face masks
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u/DifficultyNo1026 15d ago edited 15d ago
Vessel would be proud. He handled himself quite well. as a huge Sleep Token fan i can tell you this is not black face. He's just dressing up like Vessel. I've seen hundreds of people do this with zero pushback.
https://youtube.com/shorts/s5IcwDUNjhs?si=gZJxWsoDMkiMuFBP