Alyssa Milano claps back at critics accusing her of blackface - Daily Mail

Alyssa Milano claps back at critics accusing her of blackface and reveals she was actually playing SNOOKI in a 2013 Jersey Shore parody

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 02:02 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 1 July 2020

Alyssa Milano has fired back at critics trying to take the activist actress down over a 'blackface' video.

The Charmed star, 47, took to Twitter to slam the accusation that she was being racially insensitive in a 2013 Funny or Die video.

Milano asserted that she was 'parodying Jersey Shore and Snookie’s tan' in the video, during which her face was significantly darkened. 

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Not taking it: Alyssa Milano has fired back at critics trying to take the activist actress down over a 'blackface' video

The Who's The Boss? actress wrote, 'Hey, a**holes. The below picture is me parodying Jersey Shore and Snookie’s tan.' 

'Snookie’s tan (she is a sweetheart by the way) is worthy of parodying as is Trump’s “tan”.'

'So go f*** yourselves with your smear campaign.'

It accompanied an image from an article by conservative publication LifeZette. 

Parody: The Charmed star, 47, [R] took to Twitter to slam the accusation that she was being racially insensitive in a 2013 Funny or Die video, asserting that she was 'parodying Jersey Shore and Snookie’s [L, in 2019] tan'

Debunked: However a link to the original video proved that Alyssa was indeed portraying reality TV star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi

However a link to the original video proved that Alyssa was indeed portraying reality TV star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi.

The Jersey Shore actress is known in part for her distinctive tan.

The sketch was a parody of a Dove brand commercial which showed how the beauty industry manipulates images to set unrealistic beauty standards for women.

However in the FOD video, Milano was made up and styled to resemble Snooki, with the punchline being that Snooki's tan and body had been manipulated to 'distort' perceptions of New Jersey, where her show is set. 

Homage: The Jersey Shore actress is known in part for her distinctive tan

Original: The sketch was a parody of a Dove brand commercial which showed how the beauty industry manipulates images to set unrealistic beauty standards for women

Milano seemed to make a veiled reference to the attack in a Monday tweet, in which she wrote, 'Cancel culture is being weaponized by the right/Putin.' 

'Take notice of who they are targeting & what is trending. Are they trying to hurt Trump’s most vocal critics? Yup.' 

'The misinformation campaign has begun. Be vigilant in what you post on social media. Truth still matters.'

The actress has long been a vocal Trump critic. 

Political: Milano seemed to make a veiled reference to the attack in a Monday tweet, in which she wrote, 'Cancel culture is being weaponized by the right/Putin'

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