South Carolina town blasted for using white models to promote Juneteenth event

[Kamaji]

South Carolina town blasted for using white models to promote Juneteenth event

By Lee Brown
May 26, 2023

How could this be all white?

Organizers of a South Carolina town’s Juneteenth events have issued a groveling apology for advertising the holiday marking the emancipation of black slaves with a banner showing only a white couple.

The seemingly colorblind promos for Juneteenth GVL’s June “mega fest” went viral soon after they were put up across Greenville — sparking outrage and even calls for a boycott.

“You want to celebrate the depth of black culture on Juneteenth by putting white [people] as the face of it?” one outraged critic tweeted the organizers.

“How were you not aware how problematic that is?”

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/05/26/white-models-used-to-promote-sc-juneteenth-holiday-sparks-outrage/

[Kamaji]

This is no more problematic than Netflix replacing historical figures that were not black with Blacks.  If we can be expected to accept that, then y'all can accept this.

[Cyber Liberty]

I thought Juneteenth is about being inclusive.

[GtHawk]

Um, tell me again, what color were the people who emancipated slaves? Only racists would believe it was right to exclude the emancipators.

[catfish1957]

With that same rationalization, shouldn't we leave out blacks from any July 4th activities?

[Kamaji]

With that same rationalization, shouldn't we leave out blacks from any July 4th activities?

Yes.