I wanted to show a foreigner a picture of what blackface looked like. I wanted a modern day picture in color so it was easier for them to recognize.

Problem is when I look on google images the only results that come up are that of a Christmas Elf called Zwarte Pete from Holland.

I had guessed that this may be intentional censorship so as not to give this particular form of hate speech a voice by eliminating it from search results.

To me this is a perfect example of why such censorship is counterproductive. The end result was I was unable to educate someone about this form of hate speech effectively.

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@freemo If you search for bamboozled it will come up. It is an interesting movie that is meta in terms of the prejudice in the show business industry.

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