News: Human Rights Lawyer criticized over unintentional Blackface

James Maslow

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Hungarian journalist and human rights lawyer Boglarka Balogh recently published a series of photos for a good cause… and it blew up in her face.

Balogh is now being widely criticized online for the project, which featured Photoshopped portraits of her face edited onto the portraits of black African tribeswomen.

The project was originally published by Balogh a couple of weeks ago in a blog post on Bored Panda. She wrote that after spending time in Africa, Balogh wanted to share the beauty of the continent and the cultures she found there.

She decided to raise awareness for these secluded and often endangered cultures by digitally recreating what she would look like as a member of each one. Partnering with a Photoshopper, she replaced original eyes and facial features with her own. Here are a few of the images she posted:

Reaction was swift and overwhelmingly negative. People began referring to the project as “7 Types of Blackface.” Criticism erupted on social media, and reporters around the world began criticizing her work.

Balogh responded by taking the post down yesterday and apologizing for it. “Since I had no intentions to offend anyone and yet I’m not able to answer to all of you, I’ve decided to delete my post,” she writes. “My intention was 100% pure with this tribal art.”

“Being a human right lawyer and journalist who knows pretty much about racism and similar issues, I have never imagined that my work will annoy so many people and that I will have to explain myself.”

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WeFoundWill

rightfully so.

LoKoPaNdA

Hmm I see why this can be considered bad. Why not publish pictures of actual natives?

MermaidPrincess

i think they're actually pretty

B'Day

ok where does the article mention 'SJW' ?

Hi_im_new

Good. She should have just posted pics of these people and their cultures.

Some white people always have to make **** about them.

RightAsRain

Y'all have got sjw on your Google alerts...pathethic!

LoKoPaNdA

Also why 'terrorize'? Dramatic title much?

Callisto.

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She decided to raise awareness for these secluded and often endangered cultures by digitally recreating what she would look like as a member of each one.

So she made it about her instead of the people while simultaneously doing blackface?

Cas

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Originally posted by B'Day

ok where does the article mention 'SJW' ?

Because only SJW would cry about such a trivial thing.

James Maslow

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Originally posted by B'Day

ok where does the article mention 'SJW' ?

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Queen_Perry

really cool

SHAZAM!

Kamil24

she did nothing wrong

Artemisia

what about this did she think was a good idea

B'Day

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Originally posted by Cas

Because only SJW would cry about such a trivial thing.

People can choose to be offended whatever they want to, and I guess they have a reason for that. Most of these people offended are probably Africans, that wish for their culture to appreciated on their own. Not someone to put to photoshop their own facial features. What's the point of that?
I've literally seen people call someone a 'SJW' when discussing gay rights/discrimination

you guys scream discrimination is an issue these days yet when someone gets rightfully offended, y'all say they're too sensitive?

Buddy

She didn't mean disrespect. In fact she's trying to help out a black cause, so anyone of opposition can sit down.

Stupid, she is. But don't **** her up for filth when she means good.

Callisto.

Dead @ unintentional blackface.

You girls.

Artemisia

the blackface isn't even the worst part about this honestly

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“I became fully aware of the issues regarding a number of endangered tribes, and the speed at which they are fading away,” she said. “These stunning portraits show how beauty varies across the globe and prove that all of us are beautiful in a different way. They’re celebrating stunning tribal beauties at the brink of extinction.”

they're fading away!!! she says as she literally replaces their face with hers

MissAmericanDream

I don't see this as black face. She clearly didn't mean to offend and wouldn't have posted it if she knew she was going to offend, it was just a mistake that it was posted.

B'Day

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