Nick Cannon is in scorching water with the web proper now.
The 43-year-old tv persona collaborated with Zeus Network for a reside present on Thursday known as “Bad vs. Wild Las Vegas” — pinning among the stars from Wild ‘N Out representing Nick in opposition to “Baddies” from Zeus. The drawback with the occasion, although? A flyer shared on social media marketed one of many competitions as “dark skin vs light skin.” What the f**okay?!?!
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The publish ignited fury on social media, with many calling out the occasion for “colorism.” Zeus Network ultimately took the flyer down and altered it… to say “chocolate goddesses vs. caramel goddesses.” Yeah, they clearly didn’t see how that is nonetheless so ignorant. See (beneath):
However, the injury had already been carried out. Not to say, the wording nonetheless didn’t sit nicely with many individuals, because it didn’t alter the intent of the competitors in any respect. See among the reactions from the feedback part (beneath):
“Yall can reword it all you want, try to sell it however you want, its still the same colorist bs. Not only is ts detrimental to the black community but y’all are opening a door for other races to feed into the colorism as well. As a black network, yall should be ashamed.”
“This is ignorant AF…Still! It’s the colorism for me!”
“This is just as bad as lightskin vs dark skin, y’all didn’t do anything but try to put a positive spin on colorism and it’s not working out for y’all”
“I will not condone comparing any of my queens by color. We are all greatness.”
“The switch up without even addressing what y’all did before is crazy.”
“This whole idea should’ve just been scrapped.”
“This is still colorist y’all are sad.”
At this time, Nick hasn’t responded to the backlash from the occasion. Reactions to the controversy? Sound OFF within the feedback beneath.
[Image via FayesVision/WENN]
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