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Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka ... some Russian ex-pats discover the pitfalls of planning a "whites only" party outside of Mother Russia

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'Whites only' party cancelled after local backlash

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/whites-only-party-cancelled-after-local-backlash/ar-BB1j175Y

By Kelly Ng
BBC News
February 27, 2024

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An organiser of a "whites only" party in Sri Lanka has apologised after the event sparked a backlash online.

The event's advertisement specified a white dress code, but also had a line saying "Face control: White" - which was largely interpreted to mean the event was open only to white people.

An organiser later said the event was "a bad idea", adding that it was meant to bring together expatriates.

The party, which was due to take place last Saturday, was cancelled.

Backlash against the event was swift, with many on social media calling it "disgusting" and "racist".

"I know not all expats are like this... but this sort of thing should be stopped fast and stopped hard," said one local restaurant owner.
"How dare they come to a brown country and ban the people of that country," another social media user said on Facebook.

Writing on Instagram under the handle geo_ecstatic, a man who said he was an event organiser, said there was "no malice or racism" in planning the party.

"We wanted to meet expats who have been living here for a long time and love Sri Lanka. The team... supported me and a joint decision was made to quickly organise a party," he said, adding that he has since had to leave the country after receiving a barrage of abuse and threats.

"I didn't expect this to be such a sensitive moment for a huge number of people. I admit that it was a bad idea... and I understand that we created it ourselves out of our stupidity. I deeply apologise to everyone whose feelings were hurt." ...

Hmmm ... wonder if the racist producers of that play in London will suffer the same backlash and have to cancel their "blacks only" nights, eh? Yeah ... riiiiiiiiiiiiight. 

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West End play tells white theatregoers they aren't welcome as it hosts all-black audience nights at Kit Harington production to 'protect' ticketholders from 'the white gaze'
By: Beldin in 6TH POPE
Wed, 28 Feb 24 10:42 PM 		Msg. 50671 of 60008

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A 'controversial' theatre production about race, identity and sexuality in twenty-first century America will put on two nights for black audiences to watch the play 'free from the white gaze'.

Slave Play, starring Kit Harington who is best known for his role as Jon Snow in the HBO series Game of Thrones, is coming to the Noël Coward theatre in London's West End from 29 June to 21 September.

But on the evenings of 17 July and 17 September, the theatre will be open to an 'all-Black identifying audience'. ...

Hmmm ... if this play's audience needs to be saved from my gaze simply because the pigmentation of my skin is lighter than others, then the entire play must be saved from my gaze (i.e., I'm not interested in ever buying a ticket to attend in the first place). Heh heh heh heh heh ... you woketards are really, really good at knowing just how to reduce, if not outright eliminate, your financial success. 

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