Colleen Ballinger Faces Backlash as Controversial Video of Blackface Resurfaces – Fans Demand Accountability
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Colleen Ballinger is facing backlash once again and this time it’s for her video showing her with blackface. Previously too Ballinger was slammed for her inappropriate behaviour with young fans. While now once again a video of her has resurfaced on the internet. But what’s making the video get criticized?
Read ahead to know more about Colleen Ballinger faces backlash over a video showing her with blackface.
Colleen Ballinger and the controversies
Colleen Ballinger has been a popular YouTuber and is known best for her character “Miranda Sings”. However, apart from what makes her popular with her content. She has been in controversy lately for her inappropriate behavior with young fans and many others too.
Colleen Ballinger voluntarily included the video of herself in blackface in her book ‘My Diarrhe’ published in 2018.
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 5, 2023
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Although, all these controversies began back in the year 2020 first. A young fan of Ballinger back in 2020 claimed that she groomed her young fans. Also, she would make them do unpaid labor. Though Colleen Ballinger later had to face some more allegations from her fans again in 2023.
Colleen Ballinger reacts to allegations from her young fans
After the allegations from fans and others about Colleen Ballinger popped up again in 2023. She came with her reaction on the same. She in response to all the allegations sang a song with the ukulele. However, netizens have been criticizing her response to the allegations too.
Many netizens felt that Ballinger has been mocking what her fans have gone through as victims. Meanwhile, now another video of Ballinger has resurfaced on the internet and it has been getting criticized too by all. As it shows her in blackface performing on stage to a song by Beyoncé.
Colleen Ballinger’s video with blackface goes viral
There has been an old video of Colleen Ballinger going viral on the internet. As it shows Ballinger in blackface performing the song of Beyoncé. The video shows Ballinger performing live with blackface on the song “Single Ladies” of Beyoncé.
Video of Colleen Ballinger performing “Single Ladies” by Beyoncé in blackface has surfaced.
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The YouTuber was recently accused of engaging in racist behavior on set of her Netflix series ‘Haters Back Off!’ pic.twitter.com/mMiqyzMYRa
The video of Ballinger has been criticized on social media a lot. While her former assistant has come forward to accuse Ballinger of racist and inappropriate behavior recently.
Her assistant stated all these in an article on her personal website. She even shared texts of Ballinger talking about the inappropriate jokes of the latter. However, Ballinger is yet to react to what her assistant had claimed about her.
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