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Coconuts Manila Filipino comedy show Banana Sundae is in the

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middle of a growing controversy thanks to an episode
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this past Sunday in which its actors sported blackface
to make fun of the Binay family, one of the Philippines’
major political clans.

The ABS-CBN show’s use of blackface may have

flown under the radar had it not been for a Facebook
post that went up that night.

“A skit was shown in Banana Sundae with the intent

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last week. The show just used blackface to portray
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the Binay siblings including their father, our former
Vice President,” a deeply unamused Joey Lozaro
wrote.

“Dear ABS-CBN, how could you allow such

insensitivity to happen? NOT FUNNY AT ALL,” he
said.

Lazaro’s post has since gone viral and been shared

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The episode parodies the heated confrontation

between Makati mayoral candidates Abby and Junjun
Binay, which erupted during a debate at a church last
week. Their spat got so heated that their father,
former Vice President Jejomar Binay, had to
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In the skit, the siblings pretend to fight over petty
things, including stolen food. Watch it below:

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The Binays have long been the butt of jokes, not just
because of their alleged corrupt practices but

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The show’s use of blackface, an offensive theatrical

makeup which, as explained by Vox, has perpetuated
“some of the cartoonish, dehumanizing tropes” about
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Some who saw Lazaro’s post were quick to

understand why the skit is so offensive.

“That’s not good. What Banana Sundae did is

insulting. That’s discriminating people based on their
skin color. Being dark is nothing to be made fun of;
Martin Luther King [Jr.] fought for black people to be
equal with Caucasians, and this is what they’ll show.
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Photo: Joey Lazaro’s FB page

“I was shocked and appalled by their skit… not funny.

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P’Jeric Hizon, another netizen, wrote.

Photo: Joey Lazaro’s FB page

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Another netizen tried — but failed– to justify the Sunstar
show’s use of blackface.

Jang Gelbites wrote: “You son of a b*tch, you’re so

fussy. That family is really dark in the first place.”

Photo: Joey Lazaro’s FB page

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This is not the first time that an ABS-CBN show used
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blackface. Drama show Maalaala Mo
Kaya (aka Memories or MMK) in March became the
object of scorn when its actors sported blackface for
an episode about the indigenous Aeta community.
While just last year, the drama fantasy series Bagani
was slammed for using light-skinned actors it then
darkened with bronzer for their roles rather than
simply hiring darker-skinned actors to begin with.
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