[LeatherTrumpet]

• Princess Michael of Kent wore controversial brooch to Queen’s Christmas lunch
• Blackamoor is genre of art or jewellery showing men and women with black skin
• Event was attended by Prince Harry’s mixed race fiancée Meghan Markle
• One who spotted it said: 'Meghan meets the family and is greeted by THIS?’

Princess Michael of Kent has apologised after coming under fire for wearing a ‘blackamoor’ brooch to the Queen’s Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace, attended by Prince Harry’s mixed race fiancée Meghan Markle.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...or-brooch.html

[armand.kay]

oh it looks good. Didn't know they're offensive. Hope it was a genuine mistake lol

[bitontheslide]

Did Meghan take offense or are people taking offense for her

[LeatherTrumpet]

Meghan was pleased she didnt wear the full SS uniform I guess

[Cherie]

The jewellery is portraying a black person not a white person with a black face though, how is that offensive

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Candy Cane

The jewellery is portraying a black person not a white person with a black face though, how is that offensive

This is what I thought. I think the Daily Mail might have got it wrong though, apparently Blackamoor jewelry does have racist connotations (because they're linked to slavery) but I don't think it has anything to do with 'blackface'. I'd never heard of it either though so I could be wrong, that's just what I found from googling it just now.

[Jamie89]

Oh actually the Daily Mail doesn't seem to have mentioned blackface either It's just you LT

[LeatherTrumpet]

say what you see

[Amy Jade]

I quite like it

[Wizard.]

Meghan probably liked it, probably reminds her of her mum.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Mariah Christmas

Meghan probably liked it, probably reminds her of her mum.

Omg

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Candy Cane

The jewellery is portraying a black person not a white person with a black face though, how is that offensive

Exactly

[Kizzy]

And the point that it is a representation of colonialist attitudes in imperialist Britain.

'Though full-lipped and somewhat broad-nosed, the African's facial features are partly Europeanized. Possibly based on a real individual, the London-based African model known as Wilson, the depersonalized figure calls to mind Van Ost's ‘Blackamoor’ and his kneeling position, which, as Kirk Savage and others have pointed out, denotes servility and deference.55 This was no doubt a reassuring and soothing theme at a time when fears of slave rebellion were widespread'

https://academic.oup.com/hwj/article/64/1/162/600955

[Gusto Brunt]

I don't know what her intention was but it's a strange brooch.

Even if it was of a white person...

Funny thing to wear...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt

I don't know what her intention was but it's a strange brooch.

Even if it was of a white person...

Funny thing to wear...

Yes it from the past.
She has said sorry.

[LeatherTrumpet]

yeah kill all 19th century colonialists

[y.winter]

How can a JEWELRY wear blackface? it's an object. If it was made black, than it's black.

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes it from the past.
She has said sorry.

It must be 200 years old. The brooch. Not her.

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Did Meghan take offense or are people taking offense for her

Exactly !

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Exactly

Originally Posted by merr.y.winter

How can a JEWELRY wear blackface? it's an object. If it was made black, than it's black.

Noone's complaining about blackface to be fair, the thread title really does need changing as it's very misleading (I'm assuming that LT saw 'Blackamoor' - the company name, and perhaps misread it as 'blackface'?) I cant find any reference to anyone complaining about blackface.

The jewelry does have racist connotations for other reasons though and that's what the complaints are about. Personally I'd never heard of Blackamoor jewelery and I wouldn't have realised it was considered racist by some people, is it that widely known? I think it's reasonable to assume she just didn't know about it.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

Noone's complaining about blackface to be fair, the thread title really does need changing as it's very misleading (I'm assuming that LT saw 'Blackamoor' - the company name, and perhaps misread it as 'blackface'?) I cant find any reference to anyone complaining about blackface.

The jewelry does have racist connotations for other reasons though and that's what the complaints are about. Personally I'd never heard of Blackamoor jewelery and I wouldn't have realised it was considered racist by some people, is it that widely known? I think it's reasonable to assume she just didn't know about it.

No LT saw a black brooch and wrote blackface for clickbait

[Kazanne]

I doubt anyone other than the people looking to moan about something ,even noticed Jesus some people ,maybe everything black should be obliterated then they would have to find something else,Oh I suppose Brown would be next,hide your brown sauces otherwise you will get called out.Ridiculous thing to moan about.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Dancing in Blizzards

No LT saw a black brooch and wrote blackface for clickbait

Its a blackface brooch or am i looking at the wrong picture?

in sold a few in my time so i should know

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Isaiah 7:14

Its a blackface brooch or am i looking at the wrong picture?

in sold a few in my time so i should know

There isn't a single reference to it being related to blackface in any article I can find on it. If it's your opinion that it looks like it's blackface then fair enough but the thread title should at least reflect what the actual controversy is about since it's a 'news' section, rather than an opinion that is separate to that, otherwise people will be mislead into thinking the story is about something that it isn't, (which is exactly what has happened).
You've capitalised 'BLACKFACE' in the title even though it has nothing to do with the story, if it wasn't a mistake then I don't see how it can be anything other than clickbait.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Isaiah 7:14

Its a blackface brooch or am i looking at the wrong picture?

in sold a few in my time so i should know

Originally Posted by Jamie89

There isn't a single reference to it being related to blackface in any article I can find on it. If it's your opinion that it looks like it's blackface then fair enough but the thread title should at least reflect what the actual controversy is about since it's a 'news' section, rather than an opinion that is separate to that, otherwise people will be mislead into thinking the story is about something that it isn't, (which is exactly what has happened).
You've capitalised 'BLACKFACE' in the title even though it has nothing to do with the story, if it wasn't a mistake then I don't see how it can be anything other than clickbait.