Jenna Marbles Blackface Backlash

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.

Jenna marbles blackface backlash.

Youtube star jenna marbles quits channel following blackface backlash. Videos of jenna marbles in blackface and using language offensive to asians resurfaced earlier this week. Marbles whose real name is jenna mourey announced thursday via her youtube channel that she will no longer be producing content due the backlash she has faced over past videos including several. Jenna marbles quits youtube after blackface backlash by simon delott at june 26 2020 2 29 pm.

As an answer to the backlash jenna had uploaded a final youtube video announcing that she would be leaving the video sharing site. 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. 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. This video had resurfaced online some time back with netizens calling for action.

Marbles whose real name is jenna mourey was one of the first women to build a career as a youtube creator. Youtube star jenna marbles real name jenna mourey has shared an apology video and said. Jenna marbles has been a vlogging titan on youtube for many years with 20 million subscribers. Jun 26 2020 david livingston getty images.

Jenna had taken part in a blackface skit in 2011 where she had apparently shamed women and had performed a racist rap. Jenna marbles has quit youtube following blackface backlash. In another she rapped about asian people. The longtime vlogger made the announcement in a video titled a message posted to her youtube channel on thursday june 25.

Jenna marbles is stepping back from youtube. The videos mourey is getting backlash for were uploaded between 2011 and 2012.