Social media users are asking Lebanese singer-TV personality Nancy Ajram to apologize for her alleged racist prank. Is Nancy racist? What’s the matter? Let’s find out.
Nancy Ajram is a notable Lebanese singer, television personality and businesswoman. Currently, she is facing online backlash over the so-called blackface prank video.
Besides, Nancy is regarded as one of the best-selling Middle Eastern music artists with a history of selling over 30 million records worldwide as of 2007.
Additionally, Nancy was declared the best-selling Middle Eastern female singer of the decade (2000–2009). Apart from that, the singer has released eleven studio albums and countless chart-toppers throughout her active years.
Nancy Ajram Is Facing Backlash For Her Prank- Is She Racist?
Presently, Nancy Ajram has become a controversial topic on the internet. People are not happy to see her involved in such inappropriate pranks that offended many of her fans and people worldwide.
Further, Ajram faced huge criticism after her video went viral, which she shared on her Instagram page. Follwoing the video, Ajram reportedly appeared in blackface.
Meanwhile, blackface is considered the act of shading one’s skin tone, which eventually offended many people and is regarded as a racist mockery of Black people and making fun of Black cultures, which have a long history in the Middle East and beyond.
Additionally, the Instagram video has gathered more than 1 million views. However, we can see that she had not made any direct comments on race or anti-blackness.
The viral video includes the 39-year-old undergoing intense makeup, doing parties, and shopping. Later, the video concludes with the singer pulling off her makeup and taking photos with a staff of the restaurants.
The incident may look normal and funny; however, the it started a huge online criticism, where people are also claiming to apologize for the prank.
Nancy Ajram Religion And Ethnicity
Thirty-nine years old, singer and television personality was born and raised into a Lebanese Christian family on May 16, 1983. While exploring her Wikipedia profile, we learned that Nancy and her family follow Christianity.
More to this, Ajram’s hometown is Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, and she holds Lebanese nationality. Additionally, she belongs to the Middle Eastern ethnicity, as per sources.
Nancy Ajram Is Said To Be Biased Against Iran
In 2011, Ajram apologized on Facebook for anti-Iranian remarks, which were falsely presented to her, as her official website was hacked in 2006.
Additionally, Ajram also caused another controversy in 2018 when people knew that her team asked for all of the rainbow flags to be removed for her performance during the Pride festival in Gothenburg. Follwoing the controversy, Hamed Sinno badly criticized her on a Facebook post.
Due to this, Nancy is claimed to be biased against Iran. But as none of the social media have mentioned, she is biased against Iran, therefore this won’t is fruitful to say so.