How-to website apologises for whitewashing Obama, Jay Z and Beyonce
WikiHow posted a whitewashed up photo of Obama, Jay Z and Beyonce which got backlash on Twitter.
A whitewashed photo of Barack Obama, Beyonce and Jay Z
In an article titled 'How to become a congressman' Jay Z, Beyonce and Obama were whitewashed. A Beyonce fan Twitter account shared a photo of the original picture and the whitewashed picture.
The tweet posted on Sunday, January 22, 2017, quickly became viral and drew criticisms and backlash online.
After thousands of retweets, WikiHow apologised for the whitewashed photo.
ADVERTISEMENT
"When we saw the whitewashed image of Obama, Jay-Z and Beyonce, we were disgusted and ashamed. It should never have been on wikiHow" read the statement.
"Within minutes of the first tweet, a volunteer removed the image. We then started investigating how it got on wikiHow at all."
The whitewashed picture was made three years ago by a team of one sketcher and one painter. According to WikiHow, the sketcher sent the painter a black and white sketch. The painter did not know the race of the people in the sketch.
"This doesn't excuse the fact that we hosted a terrible image on wikiHow and we needed more diversity on that article" the statement further added.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: news@pulselive.co.ke