Less than a day after Justin Trudeau had to apologize for having painted his face brown at a party in 2001, Canada’s liberal prime minister, again without asking for forgiveness.
This time it is a video from the beginning of the 1990s, showing Trudeau in his teens covered in dark makeup, while he dances and make faces.
the Video was published by the canadian media Global News Thursday.
To the attending journalists in the city of Winnipeg in Canada says Justin Trudeau, that he regrets his racist actions deeply.
the prime minister goes on to say that he did not at the time understood how offensive it was to raceminoriteter, as daily experience discrimination because of their skin color.
– It, I did, hurt them. I hurt people who are not exposed to intolerance and discrimination because of their identity, says Trudeau.
– This is something that I regret on allerdybeste show.
– To paint his face darker – regardless of the context of the circumstances – is always unacceptable because of the racist history that goes with blackface, he says.
the Word ‘blackface’ is used on a condescending and caricatured form of makeup, which was first used in the 1800s to mimic the black slaves.
Global News reports that the media got the video of Justin Trudeau sent to us by a source from The Conservative Party in Canada.
Wednesday was Trudeau out to apologise for the fact that he, as a teacher, to a party at a school in 2001, had painted his face brown.
Trudeau was at the party dressed as Aladdin, since the theme for the party was ‘Arabia the night’.
the Apology came after the u.s. magazine Time had brought a picture of him from the party.
the Picture has both provoked debate and led to criticism of the prime minister.
The conservative leader, Andreew Scheer, believe even, that the picture shows that his liberal rival is not an appropriate leader for Canada.
Canada must to choice the 21. October, and prime minister Trudeau is weakened at home, where several controversies have plagued him.
