‘It’s Distasteful,’ Bonnie Mbuli Weighs In On Pearl Thusi’s ‘Blackface’! On International Women’s Day, Pearl Thusi took to her Instagram account sharing a photo of herself wearing a blackface.
Whilst her fans thought it was artistic and creative, actress and TV host Mbuli is calling her out saying it’s problematic. “Blackface will never be palatable,I don’t care who is “rocking it” ,go argue with your concealer,” Mbuli tweeted.
Blackface will never be palatable,I don’t care who is “rocking it” ,go argue with your concealer !
— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) March 9, 2018
Mbuli added schooling her followers on how colourism has ‘economic and social implications that run real deep’. “Blackface will never be cute,artistic or creative,” she added.
It’s hugely problematic, Colourism has economic and social implications that run real deep,blackface will never be cute,artistic or creative!!! https://t.co/nt4JrJT9Dp
— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) March 11, 2018
Asked if she was subbing Pearl, Bonnie made it known that she had told Pearl the same things upon being confronted.
No sub sis,i shared my thoughts with Pearl after she asked if I was subtweeting her,my thoughts were clear ,that it’s blackface and it’s distasteful. https://t.co/tb2iOjHhyP
— Bonnie Mbuli (@BonnieMbuli) March 11, 2018
And here’s the whole collection… to limit having to struggle via strolling on my super hero ish. ❤️??
Angeke ngizwe ngani. ? pic.twitter.com/xnbodqCDy4
— PEARL THUSI (@PearlThusi) March 8, 2018
