From the BBC:
Nelson Mandela has said he was not offended that a councillor “blacked-up” to attend a fancy dress party as the former South African President.
Brian Gordon, a councillor in Brent, north London, was reported to the Commission for Racial Equality.
But a spokeswoman for Mr Mandela said he thought the prank was quite funny, only commenting that the councillor’s choice of shirts was “rather awkward”.
Mr Gordon, who has refused to comment, has been a councillor for nine years.
Mr Mandela’s spokeswoman said: “We shouldn’t be over sensitive about issues of this nature.
“Mr Mandela thought it was quite funny.”
Gordon was reportedly so pleased with his costume that he sent a photograph to the local newspaper.
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