High-res “There is absolutely nothing racist about Raffi and his wife’s costumes,” read the Coyotes’ statement. “Raffi is a huge fan of Jay Z and his wife loves Beyonce. It was a Halloween party. The fact that this was reported is ridiculous.” “For someone to dress up as one of the most successful couples of our generation on Halloween isn’t racism,” Bissonnette [teammate] later tweeted. “You are wrong.” Raffi Torres in blackface is a disgrace to the NHL - latimes.com

“There is absolutely nothing racist about Raffi and his wife’s costumes,” read the Coyotes’ statement. “Raffi is a huge fan of Jay Z and his wife loves Beyonce. It was a Halloween party. The fact that this was reported is ridiculous.”

“For someone to dress up as one of the most successful couples of our generation on Halloween isn’t racism,” Bissonnette [teammate] later tweeted. “You are wrong.”

Raffi Torres in blackface is a disgrace to the NHL - latimes.com

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  1. elodiedreams reblogged this from brooklynmutt
  2. xx-rapunzel-xx reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    ———— ^ I don’t think so, no. (At least, this is what I’ve heard people say - it’s not racist to go as a celebrity of a...
  3. asupreme reblogged this from brooklynmutt
  4. crimble-crumble reblogged this from brooklynmutt and added:
    Maaaaaaannnnnn, fuck this shit. Another instance where white folks use their white privilege to invalidate
  5. anytimewilldomylove reblogged this from brooklynmutt and added:
    No, White People, it’s STILL
  6. beamupscott reblogged this from brooklynmutt and added:
    LMFAO White people
  7. frankmunstah reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    I actually like this.. He is actually a big fan of Jay Z soo yeah. I think its creative.. takes a lot work.
  8. murphysbride reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
    I’m inclined to say it wouldn’t be AS racist, because to me the blackface is the most problematic thing here. But I’d...
  9. tiportiff said: they could’ve dressed as them minus the “black face”. that will always be offensive.
  10. towelsandtea reblogged this from mutatio and added:
    No, Biznasty, YOU are wrong. Ugh, this is just… Ugh.
  11. jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from mutatio and added:
    Would going as Jay Z without blackface still be racist?
  12. mutatio reblogged this from brooklynmutt and added:
    Seriously? Another NHLer wearing blackface?...should really know better.
  13. joshsternberg said: The comments in the piece are fascinating. No one believes it’s racist; then again, all the commenters are white.
  14. brooklynmutt posted this