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Blackface Performances of Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar Songs on Polish TV Talent Show Cause Uproar

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Naman Ramachandran Blackface performances by white people on a popular Polish TV talent show have caused uproar on social media.

On Sept. 9, Polish star Kuba Szmajkowski won episode two of the current season of “Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo,” the Polish version of “Your Face Sounds Familiar,” for performing Lamar’s track “Humble” from Grammy-winning album “Damn” (2017) in Blackface.

During his performance he also used the N-word. On the same episode, actor Pola Gonciarz darkened her skin and performed Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Boy.” The two Blackface performances have stirred outrage on social media.

One of the comments on Szmajkowski’s performance was: “Oh no Kuba, this isn’t okay. Producers of this show, what were you thinking?

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