Asian Fraternity Causes Uproar After They Wore Blackface To Dress Up Like Jay-Z

The brothers of Lambda Theta Delta, an Asian-American fraternity, angered many other students after they released a lip-sync video of Justin Timberlake's “Suit And Tie” featuring one member wearing blackface.

The brothers of UC Irvine's all-Asian American Lambda Theta Delta fraternity released a lip-sync of Justin Timberlake's "Suit And Tie."

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Which features one of their members dressed in blackface rapping Jay-Z's part in the song.

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Darius Obana, president of the fraternity, explained that the decision wasn't meant to be racist, but only to celebrate Jay-Z.

Darius Obana, president of the fraternity, explained that the decision wasn't meant to be racist, but only to celebrate Jay-Z.

But many students on UC Irvine's campus didn't take it that way.

But many students on UC Irvine's campus didn't take it that way.


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