As anger escalated in footage showing a police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he died, the singer tweeted a two-minute clip of her son, David Banda, dancing on Michael Jackson’s song “They Don’t Care About” on Thursday. Us “.
He wrote in the caption: “Brutal murder travels around the world my son David Dances to honor and pay tribute to George and His Family and to all the acts of racism and discrimination that occur on a daily basis in America. #Davidbanda #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd #MichaelJackson. “
But the assassin was laughed at by several commentators for an insensitive response to the story he has
has sparked protests in several major cities.“Nobody asked Madonna to weigh today. Not a soul. Unforced errors between public figures have been rampant this month,” wrote April Ryan, political journalist and creator of the #OscarsSoWhite campaign.
TV writer Akilah Green added that the video was “worse than Pepsi can” referring to
a notorious spot from 2017 with Kendall Jenner who used the protest images to market the soft drink.
Many other commentators jokingly thanked Madonna for “ending racism”.
Video footage of Floyd’s death sparked a more painful conversation about the use of force by the American police against African Americans and led to the
firing of police officer Derek Chauvin. Protesters asked the officers involved to face criminal charges and protests erupted in several cities on Thursday evening.
The latest video isn’t the first time Madonna has been criticized for making an embarrassing social comment in the past few weeks.
In March, the singer
told fans that Covid-19 is “the great equalizer” while lying in a milky bath sprinkled with rose petals.
CNN contacted Madonna’s representatives for comment.
