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08-17-2016, 01:42 PM
Ellen DeGeneres responds to racism accusations over Photoshopped Bolt meme
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Ellen DeGeneres has defended herself from accusations of racism after posting on social media an edited photo of herself riding on the back of Jamaican Olympic runner Usain Bolt.*
SEE ALSO: How a photographer snapped that brilliant photo of Usain Bolt (http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/usain-bolt-photo-explained/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
DeGeneres tweeted (https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/765303894159208448/photo/1) a Photoshopped version of the viral Bolt meme (http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/usain-bolt-grin-memes/) showing her piggybacking on the athlete's back:*
The original picture (http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/usain-bolt-photo-explained/) of Bolt smiling while sprinting went viral after his gold medal win in the 100m dash.*
But many users criticised (https://twitter.com/MiQL/status/765336547273027584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) DeGeneres' version, claiming it perpetuates the racist image of a white woman riding a black man as a form of transport: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/ellen-degeneres-bolt-meme-tweet/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Bolt Meme (http://mashable.com/category/bolt-meme/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Usain Bolt (http://mashable.com/category/usain-bolt/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Ellen Degeneres (http://mashable.com/category/ellen-degeneres/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/3xIUglO5930
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Ellen DeGeneres has defended herself from accusations of racism after posting on social media an edited photo of herself riding on the back of Jamaican Olympic runner Usain Bolt.*
SEE ALSO: How a photographer snapped that brilliant photo of Usain Bolt (http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/usain-bolt-photo-explained/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
DeGeneres tweeted (https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/765303894159208448/photo/1) a Photoshopped version of the viral Bolt meme (http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/usain-bolt-grin-memes/) showing her piggybacking on the athlete's back:*
The original picture (http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/usain-bolt-photo-explained/) of Bolt smiling while sprinting went viral after his gold medal win in the 100m dash.*
But many users criticised (https://twitter.com/MiQL/status/765336547273027584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) DeGeneres' version, claiming it perpetuates the racist image of a white woman riding a black man as a form of transport: Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/ellen-degeneres-bolt-meme-tweet/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Bolt Meme (http://mashable.com/category/bolt-meme/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Usain Bolt (http://mashable.com/category/usain-bolt/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Ellen Degeneres (http://mashable.com/category/ellen-degeneres/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/3xIUglO5930