Chiang Mai Zoo event sparks blackface controversy

A celebratory event at a major zoo in northern Thailand sparked a debate this weekend over the use of blackface. Images and videos of a welcoming ceremony for a baby giraffe and zebra at the Chiang Mai Zoo’s African animals section garnered attention when two zoo staff were seen portraying blackface, painted head-to-toe in black…
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