via SnapchatArts+Culture / NewsUsers criticise ‘blackface’ Snapchat filterYou can now add a ‘Bob Marley’ filter to your face – presumably to mark the worldwide weed holiday 4/20 – and it hasn’t gone down wellShareLink copied ✔️April 20, 2016Arts+CultureNewsText Dominique Sisley Snapchat has come in for criticism after giving its users the chance to get their very own ‘blackface’. The social media app, which has become known for its daily filter updates, introduced a new Bob Marley option today; complete with dreadlocks, beard, and a darker skin tone. The filter appears to be a nod to worldwide weed holiday 4/20, as it appeared on Snapchat for the first time this morning. As you no doubt know, Marley is well-known not only for being a world class songwriter and one of the best-selling artists of all time, but also a big time weed smoker. Snapchat reportedly partnered with the Bob Marley estate on the new filter, which along with ‘blackface’ gives users a Rastafarian hat. However, it didn’t take long for the rest of social media to begin reacting. Snapchat's half-baked 420 nod is a Bob Marley blackface filter?! Dude was Jamaican! Did waaaay more than smoke weed. pic.twitter.com/t6tazxnMxT— Brian Ries (@moneyries) April 20, 2016Can @Snapchat explain to me why there's a Bob Marley filter on 4/20? You realize he did more than smoke weed, right? pic.twitter.com/xPCOU5uQko— Jack Qu'emi (@jackquemi) April 20, 2016Oh my god oh my god oh my god snapchat put a "Bob Marley" filter and it's... bad and in poor taste, to say the least pic.twitter.com/syAHGXp3f6— Alp Ozcelik (@alplicable) April 20, 2016This Bob Marley Snapchat filter seems misguided pic.twitter.com/aPRoEdjdwf— Elle Hunt (@mlle_elle) April 20, 2016 We’ve reached out to Snapchat for comment. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 30,000+ creatives from around the world.TrendingIn pictures: Wet hot summers at Berlin’s iconic inner-city pool Lucia Jost’s ongoing photo series, Prinzessinnenbad (The Princess Pool), documents the friendship groups who congregate at Berlin’s Sommerbad Kreuzberg poolArt & PhotographyBeautyWhy are women now talking like looksmaxxers? Aveda BeautyAveda is kicking off healthy hair summerFashionPhotos of the ‘techno sluts’ at Berlin’s all-day runway raveFashionPure Sex: Photos from the relaunch of the cult 80s goth brand Jordan Brand x Free The YouthFashionWhat went down at Jordan Brand x Free The Youth’s ‘Night of Flight’Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaArt & PhotographyThe Japanese photographers finding beauty in what others overlook PumaLife & CultureMeet freestyle footballer Janella HernandezEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy