Looks like Black Twitter isn’t too happy with Snapchat’s latest choice of filter in celebration of 4/20. The app decided to use a Bob Marley face filter which fans are calling blatant digital black facing.
People are not only upset with the blackface filter but they also argue that Snapchat is only reducing the late musician’s actual contributions to cultural in general.
https://twitter.com/moneyries/status/722778592569139200
Oh my god oh my god oh my god snapchat put a "Bob Marley" filter and it's… bad and in poor taste, to say the least pic.twitter.com/syAHGXp3f6
— Alp (@alplicable) April 20, 2016
Oh my god oh my god oh my god snapchat put a "Bob Marley" filter and it's… bad and in poor taste, to say the least pic.twitter.com/syAHGXp3f6
— Alp (@alplicable) April 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/austerityrecs/status/722742195393064961
Is Snapchat high today. Is this a smart filter for 420? Digital BlackFace? Why not just hat + dreads and a quote? pic.twitter.com/OaQ6VDMYgv
— Jeremiah 4CD #1428 (@TheGibbles) April 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/_zolarmoon/status/722867002960797699
https://twitter.com/darthellen/status/722831543769522176
https://twitter.com/sammi__sp/status/722829754144055296
Well the popular app clapped back at the critics saying that the Marley estate actually gave them the go ahead for the filter
The lens we launched today was created in partnership with the Bob Marley Estate, and gives people a new way to share their appreciation for Bob Marley and his music,”a SC rep said to Gawker. “Millions of Snapchatters have enjoyed Bob Marley’s music, and we respect his life and achievements.”
Lets chat below, is the new Snapchat filter prejudicial or did the app mean no harm?
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