Fernanda Torres pede desculpas por esboços anteriores de blackface, promete estar mais consciente de questões raciais. Actress Fernanda Torres apologizes for past blackface sketch, pledges to be more aware of racial issues.

A atriz brasileira Fernanda Torres, indicada ao Oscar por seu papel em "I'm Still Here", pediu desculpas por um velho esboço de TV onde ela usava blackface. Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, nominated for an Oscar for her role in "I'm Still Here," has apologized for an old TV sketch where she wore blackface. O esboço, de 17 anos atrás, ressurgiu recentemente, levando Torres a expressar arrependimento e reconhecer que a consciência do simbolismo racista do blackface não era tão difundida no Brasil na época. The sketch, from 17 years ago, resurfaced recently, prompting Torres to express regret and acknowledge that the awareness of the racist symbolism of blackface was not as widespread in Brazil at the time. Ela se comprometeu a estar mais consciente de tais questões avançando. She pledged to be more aware of such issues moving forward.