September 11th 2023.
A clip from the Polish game show "Your Face Sounds Familiar" has been making its rounds on social media for its use of Blackface and the N-word while having a white man perform a Kendrick Lamar song.
The show highlights eight contestants who perform a song from a star they have to imitate. In this case, singer Kuba Szmajkowski dressed up in braids and full Blackface to perform his rendition of "HUMBLE." The video clip shows that not only did Szmajkowski wear the brown makeup and braided lace front, but he also said "n***a" during the performance.
The clip has sparked outrage on social media, with many blasting the show for this decision. One user tweeted, "What made them think it's okay to put blackface Kendrick, Drake and Kanye on Polish television and allow them to say the N- word?" The user also included past video clips from the show of white performers wearing full Blackface to perform Drake's "Hotline Bling" and Kanye West's "Stronger." Polish actress Pola Gonciarz has also performed in Blackface on the show as Beyoncé.
Another user wrote, "Kendrick needs to file the nastiest copyright suit of all time. I'm talking not even able to say his name no more on some Voldemort sht."
Despite the backlash, Szmajkowski won the second episode of the show's 19th season and donated his prize money to the Przystań Nadziei Foundation, which cares for child cancer patients.
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