Jenna Marbles Blackface Backlash

The videos mourey is getting backlash for were uploaded between 2011 and 2012.

Jenna marbles blackface backlash.

In one she used blackface to do an impersonation of nicki minaj according to page six. Marbles whose real name is jenna mourey was one of the first women to build a career as a youtube creator. As an answer to the backlash jenna had uploaded a final youtube video announcing that she would be leaving the video sharing site. This video had resurfaced online some time back with netizens calling for action.

Youtube star jenna mourey known by her channel name jenna marbles announced thursday she is leaving the platform amid a controversy over racially offensive videos. Jenna marbles has been a vlogging titan on youtube for many years with 20 million subscribers. Jenna mourey a youtube personality who became one of the platform s first mainstream female stars as jenna marbles said thursday that she was going to stop her channel amid a backlash over. Youtube star jenna marbles quits channel following blackface backlash.

In the video marbles explained to her viewers that after facing backlash for resurfaced videos featuring blackface racist jokes and other offensive content she decided to take some time away from content creation. Jenna had taken part in a blackface skit in 2011 where she had apparently shamed women and had performed a racist rap. Jenna marbles quits youtube after blackface backlash by simon delott at june 26 2020 2 29 pm. Youtube star jenna marbles real name jenna mourey has shared an apology video and said.

Jun 26 2020 david livingston getty images. Jenna marbles is stepping back from youtube. 10 14 am pdt. Videos of jenna marbles in blackface and using language offensive to asians resurfaced earlier this week.

Following the backlash jenna announced she ll be leaving youtube possibly for good. Jenna marbles has quit youtube following blackface backlash.