Comedian Chris Lilley is being slammed on social media after posted a video labelled ‘Squashed N**ga’, featuring him in blackface following the death of a 14 year old Aboriginal boy run over by a man who was then acquitted of manslaughter.
Lilley’s tacky attempt at comedy has caused an uproar in the community, causing him to trend on Twitter in a negative way.
Rapper Briggs was one of the first to respond posting “I know someone who follows me will have Chris Lilley in their contacts – tell him, from me; ‘Chris, go fuck yourself you tactless gronk’”.
I know someone who follows me will have Chris Lilley in their contacts – tell him, from me; 'Chris, go fuck yourself you tactless gronk' pic.twitter.com/CZ7qro8yq6
— Senator Briggs (@BriggsGE) July 29, 2017
Lilley has now deleted his entire presence on social media but not before his video was reposted and Lilley chastised for his cruel comedy attempt.
Days after man who ran down Aboriginal teen was sentenced to 3 yrs, @ChrisLilley posts blackface vid "squashed n-": https://t.co/tgL3WuP18M pic.twitter.com/lVn2hrfG2t
— Ketan Joshi (@KetanJ0) July 29, 2017
TW racism: Minstrel @ChrisLilley is promoting a song "Squashed N*" when an Aboriginal child killed by White driver https://t.co/kUQfUqPI2u
— Dr Zuleyka Zevallos (@OtherSociology) July 29, 2017
Chris Lilley can delete the posts, block people, delete the tweets, but he can't delete the immeasurable amount of hurt he has caused.
— Maria Lewis (@moviemazz) July 29, 2017
Before we start labelling Chris Lilley as a racist can we recognise that the prick was absolutely dripping in misogyny first. pic.twitter.com/NWQvLWx6rd
— adelaide jerks (@adelaidejerks) July 29, 2017
Chris Lilley is a two time Logie winner. His show include We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year (2005), Summer Heights High (2007), Angry Boys (2011), Ja’mie: Private School Girl (2013) and Jonah from Tonga (2014).
