Montreal artist won't change puppet that community groups say looks like blackface

A theatre efficiency for youngsters that includes a puppet that has been described as racist is constant within the Montreal space. A number of Black group organizations have criticized the puppet as being harking back to blackface minstrel exhibits — racist performances throughout which white individuals portrayed exaggerated stereotypes of Black individuals for laughs. However the present's creator — Franck Sylvestre, who's Black — has no plans to vary the puppet, which he stated is a caricature of his personal options.