Simone Mendes’ participation in Hora do Faro is cut because of blackface

Fans of singer Simone Mendes found the edition of the program Hora do Faro, by Record, shown last Sunday (14). Throughout the week, she was announced in headlines for the attraction as the central character of the Famous Employee segment and would later sing on stage. But the sertaneja was involved in a controversy related to blackface and ended up having her participation cut.

The term blackface emerged in the 19th century to define white actors who performed black roles in the theater, an environment prohibited for these people until the mid-20th century, often in a comic or pejorative approach.

The idea of ​​characterizing Simone was proposed by Faro’s production. But the negative repercussions startled the singer on Thursday (11), when several commercials for the attraction appeared during breaks in the station’s programming. According to the NaTelinha website, the artist’s team then asked that the painting recorded last week not be shown. Simone and Rodrigo Faro were the targets of much criticism on social networks.

In the painting, Rodrigo Faro always takes a celebrity with him to take on a new profession and surprise his fans. Simone Mendes characterized herself as the organizer of a nursing event to surprise three admirers: the receptionist of the event itself, a participating nurse and another guest at the meeting.

At the end of the attraction, a special Mother’s Day tribute to the singer would be shown on the program’s stage. Because of the cut, the broadcaster reprized a report made by Faro in 2019 about the commemorative date. O F5 sought the advice of Record and Simone Mendes and did not get answers.