Photo: DPAA carnival association has dropped any characters who "black up" from their parade amid accusations of racism. During the carnival parade different troops dress up as characters from historical eras, with some troops dressing as knights and damsels. They demanded that the troop lose the colonial costumes and the "black-facing", calling it "derogatory, inhumane, and racist". But many have come out in defence of the carnival troop, saying that they are merely portraying a time in Germany's history. Wolfgang Schuster, who normally paints his skin black at Carnival, said that the troop has decided not to do so this year.

Source: The Local February 24, 2017 16:18 UTC