Justin Trudeau's blackface pictures should not leave a stain on his image

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Trudeau has apologized for these very old photographs with blackface on his face.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he is sorry for this after applying black makeup on his face. In his interview to a TV channel, Trudeau expressed his anger that he should have known that it was unacceptable to apply black makeup due to racist history. He said that he hurt the hearts of the people and he apologizes for this.

Trudeau is facing pressure after these pictures and videos surfaced before the general elections due next month.

These pictures are more in the discussion because elections are going to be held in Canada in October.

These pictures are also indecent for the Canadian Prime Minister because he has been calling himself a hero of social justice, inclusiveness, and diversity.

When his government was sworn in in 2015, about half the number of women sworn in his cabinet were women, three were Sikhs and two were natives.

What is in these new pictures?

A video of Trudeau was revealed on Thursday night, in which he was in a white T-shirt and jeans. His face and hands and feet are painted black.

This footage is from the year 1990. In which they are seen making their faces laughing and waving their hands in the air. Trudeau must have been around twenty years at that time.

Blackface which was very popular in the past. Especially in the entertainment industry.

Three cases in which Trudeau is seen with a black face
The first picture is from the year 2011 when he must have been around 29 years old and he used to teach in a school in Vancouver.

The second picture is of a performance during a talent show.
The third is a video which is during the year 1990.
Trudeau’s reaction

Before Thursday, pictures of Trudeau were revealed, after which he apologized.

But for the second time in Winnipeg, he apologized in front of everyone, stating these photos and videos as his mistake.

At the same time, Trudeau said in one of his statements, “What I have done has hurt those people who should not have been subjected to intolerance and discrimination because of their identity. This is something that I regret. Even in contexts or circumstances, it is unacceptable to paint your face black. Because there is a racist history behind ‘Blackface’. I should have understood this and I should Minister did not want to.

What is people’s reaction in Canada?

Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan has said in an interview with CBC that what Trudeau did was certainly wrong but his policies are about broadcasting diversity.

Liberal Party MP Omar Alghabra told the CBC that he was shocked to see these pictures of Trudeau.

At the same time, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Sheer has demanded his sacking because his apology is not true.

He said, “When he was specifically asked if there are other such examples, he said that this was only an incident and now we know that there are not one or three such pictures.”

Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party, has already described these pictures as shocking and derogatory.

Although people have mixed opinions about these pictures.

While some people say that they do not care about these things, some people have described it as extremely disrespectful.