Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area.

Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

The show’s creator has no plans to change the puppet, which he said is a caricature of his own features.

Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area. Several Black community organizations have criticized the puppet as being reminiscent of blackface minstrel shows — racist performances during which white people portrayed exaggerated stereotypes of Black people for laughs. But the show's creator — Franck Sylvestre, who is Black — has no plans to change the puppet, which he…

Black Montreal performer says puppet isn't racist

MONTREAL – A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area. Several Black community organizations have criticized the puppet […]

Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

MONTREAL — A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area.

Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

MONTREAL — A theatre performance for children featuring a puppet that has been described as racist is continuing in the Montreal area.