The British Army has come under fire for tweeting a picture of a soldier wearing camouflage face cream.。 The picture was accompanied with the caption: "Being a soldier in the jungle requires a robust sense of humour".。 Twitter users have expressed their discomfort with the image saying it's a clear example of "blackface" that is "trivialising and indulging in racism."
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。Mashable。 : “The content of the Tweet shows a picture of a soldier wearing camouflage and concealment measures, standard for jungle training in Belize."
。 "We can see how the Tweet may have been misinterpreted, have immediately removed it and apologise for any offence it may have caused.”Tweet may have been deleted 。
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The British Army later deleted the "racist" tweet:。