Popular Afro-Brazilian actress Taís Araújo shared the photo above on her
Facebook page and you would think people would compliment her her but
instead shewas hit with a barrage of racist comments. The first person
wrote;
“Who posted the picture
of this gorilla on Facebook?”; another wrote “Lend me your hair I wash dishes,” and “I
did not know that zoo has camera.”
Taís Araújo and her actor
husband, Lázaro Ramos, are the most visible black couple in the country
where they appear in a national TV show, “Mr.
Brown,” a series inspired by Beyoncé and Jay Z. And even though almost
50% of Brazil’s population is of African descent,
black people are rarely seen in the media but Taís and her husband are
breaking barriers. See her response to the abuse after the cut..
"won’t delete any of those comments. I want you all to
feel the shame I felt: the shame to still have people so cowardly and
small in this country ... I won’t be intimidated or keep my head down.
I’ll continue to do what I do best: work. If my image or the image of my
family bothers you, it’s your problem!
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