Heated Cool Running's carnival float

Police investigate 'racist' Cool Runnings carnival float

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Four carnival revellers who "blacked up" to look like a Jamaican bobsleigh team are being investigated by police for racism.

The four men covered themselves in black bodypaint and Lycra bodysuits to dress up as characters from hit comedy Cool Runnings.

Dinah Mulholland

Dinah Mulholland - who stood for Labour at this year's General Election - said their fancy dress choice was "unacceptable".

She said: "Utterly horrified to see this from Aberaeron Carnival today. How could this have been considered acceptable, or even legal, by the Carnival organisers?

"But there is no doubt that offence has been caused and that there is a danger that, unchallenged, such behaviour makes casual racism seem OK."


The discussions have now been dampened down as reported by Heart Radio.

Revellers who "blacked up" to look like the Jamaican bobsled team at a carnival in Ceredigion have apologised to the squad.

The team said they believed "no malice" was intended by the group who wore black bodypaint and Lycra suits to dress up as characters from Cool Runnings.

The men - who used a bobsleigh made of wood - sparked a police probe after the complaints their outfits in the street parade were racist.

They later issued an apology to the Jamaican national team in for potentially causing offence with their blacking up at Aberaeron Carnival, West Wales.

But the Jamaican team say they have accepted an apology - saying they believed "no malice" was intended.