One-Third Of Americans Think There’s Nothing Wrong With Blackface New Poll Finds

If you thought you could get through your day without any more blackface-related news, you thought wrong.

A new study from Pew Research found one-third of Americans think there’s nothing wrong with wearing blackface, Think Progress reports.

According to the poll, 34 percent of respondents thought it was OK to wear blackface “always or sometimes” while 53 percent said it was never or rarely acceptable.

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Opinions varied according to participants’ race, geographical location and political beliefs. For instance, only 19 percent of Black respondents thought blackface was acceptable compared to 39 percent of white people and 26 percent Latinx people.

Democrats were less likely to approve of blackface than Republicans with 32 percent of Democrats believing blackface is always or sometimes OK and 63 percent of Republicans thinking the same.

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