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Kentucky State Police receive backlash over Facebook photo
and last updated 2021-05-05 20:41:56-04
(LEX 18) â A photo of Kentucky State Police Troopers with the title, Our color is gray, our gender is trooper, posted as a Facebook cover photo Tuesday has been called tone-deaf by many commenters, who said it s offensive to people of color and the transgender community.
The post has received thousands of comments and shares, and while some were supportive of the message, many have called for it to be removed.
As of Wednesday evening, the image was no longer the cover photo on the KSP Facebook page, but the post was still up.
Kentucky State Police changes, deletes Facebook cover photo after backlash
By: WLEX Staff
and last updated 2021-05-06 07:42:43-04
The Kentucky State Police s (KSP) Facebook page has deleted a photo and changed its profile cover image after commenters criticized a photo posted Tuesday as tone deaf and offensive to people of color and the transgender community.
The photo, which showed a group of troopers and included text that read Our color is gray, our gender is trooper, was originally posted as the page s Facebook cover photo Tuesday. The post received thousands of comments and shares, and while some were supportive of the message, many called for it to be removed.