Mushmouth
11-05-2018, 07:33 AM
A BBC presenter says a makeup artist used 'hot chocolate' on her face because she didn't have products to match her skin tone.
London Hughes, who was a regular on children's programme Blue Peter, said the incident was an example of the "well-intentioned" racism she often encounters.
"She didn't realise I was black [in advance] so she panicked," Hughes told a BBC podcast. "She had Waitrose organic hot chocolate.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/108353129/cocoa-powder-as-makeup-bbc-presenter-says-wellintentioned-racism-alive
London Hughes, who was a regular on children's programme Blue Peter, said the incident was an example of the "well-intentioned" racism she often encounters.
"She didn't realise I was black [in advance] so she panicked," Hughes told a BBC podcast. "She had Waitrose organic hot chocolate.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/108353129/cocoa-powder-as-makeup-bbc-presenter-says-wellintentioned-racism-alive