Each contestant posted video of their musical icon transformations to social media.
The comments on Szmajkowski’s post, both in English and in Polish, accuse him of being racist and insist he apologize for the“This is top racism. Do you not see how inappropriate this is? Not to mention offensive?” wrote one English-speaking Instagram user. “How are you not ashamed, man? Are there really ‘artists’ in Polish show business so unaware that some things are not done and certain boundaries are not crossed? Doing blackface is not acceptable,” another wrote in Polish.
“You should do this performance in the states, specifically Compton, California!” chided one commenter.contestant to use blackface; in the same episode actor Pola Gonciarz darkened her skin to perform a cover of