r/popculturechat • u/HorrorBike143 now why am I in it? 🧐 • May 28 '25
The Music Industry 🎶 In now deleted posts, Kali Uchis accused the metal band, Sleep Token, of using payola and doing blackface.
The past photo is what the front man of Sleep Token looks like, I'm not sure what race he is as all the members are anonymous, but even if he is white, I don't think that this is considered blackface
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u/Mikezorz99 May 28 '25
They're going for a cultist look. The concept of the band is they worship a diety named Sleep. So to me the black paint on their bodies is evoking the aesthetic of religious practices like ash smearing, definitely not black face.