COLUMBIA, MISSOURI — A University of Missouri police officer has been fired after school leaders verified a photo of him in “Flavor Flav” blackface. Astounding how this keeps happening, right? (Total sarcastic tone.)
“White people are fascinating — they know blackface is racist, they’re completely aware of the risks, they know they can be fired & yet they STILL do it. Do you understand how committed to racism you gotta be?” Twitter user @_TheSpeakEasy tweets.
And he makes an incredibly valid point. It’s not some weird misunderstanding. People who choose to use blackface know exactly what it stands for, as well as the risks associated with it.
Maybe this guy thought his blackface past wouldn’t catch up with him.
Nevertheless, here’s what happened…
The Columbia Daily Tribune came across a photo of campus officer Marcus Collins. After verifying his identity, the student- and faculty-ran TV station on Mizzou’s campus also received the image — which showed the officer dressed as 80’s/90’s rapper Flavor Flav.
Reportedly, they got the pic from a man who spotted it on social media.
