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A woman's Halloween costume went viral after she shared a photo on Facebook
Stacey Barned, from Townsville, painted her skin brown to replicate Bob Marley
Within minutes, her photo was shared hundreds of times and garnered abuse
She has since removed the image and offered a public apology on her profile

By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 11:34 EDT, 3 November 2018 | Updated: 11:35 EDT, 3 November 2018

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A woman who was slammed by hundreds of people after she shared a photo of herself in blackface for Halloween claims she wasn't aware her costume would cause offence.

Stacey Barned, from Townsville in north Queensland, shared a photo of herself dressed as Bob Marley to her Facebook profile before heading off to a party on Saturday night.

Ms Barned, 21, painted her body from head to toe in brown paint and wore a dreadlocked wig to imitate the iconic star.

She was called a racist after sharing a photo of herself in blackface.

Stacey Barned, from Townsville in North Queensland, shared a photo to her Facebook profile of herself dressed as Bob Marley

Ms Barned (pictured), 21, painted her body from head to toe in brown paint and wore a dreadlocked wig to imitate the iconic star

Ms Barned told Daily Mail Australia she now understands why people were so angered by the post.

She said she had no prior knowledge of the history of blackface before the abusive comments began flowing in.

Her post received hundreds comments, with people calling her a 'racist', 'white trash' and 'a giant sh*t covered in tie die.'

Others took the time to investigate Ms Barned's personal life, and found out that she only recently started a new job.

She said multiple people had called the employer demanding she was fired from her job.

Ms Barned insists she had no prior knowledge of the history of blackface before the abusive comments began flowing in

'I haven't been fired, but at the end of the day I think it's pretty low for people to try to get me fired for a Halloween costume.'

'You are disgusting, get in the bin,' another offended viewer wrote.

Ms Barned said she regrets posting the photo, and if she knew the implications or the history of blackface she never would have attempted the costume.

'I was dressing as an iconic figure to me, who I love. I'm not in any way a racist,' she said.

Hundreds of comments and shares began dominating her social media within minutes, with people abusing her on the post, calling her a 'racist', 'white trash' and 'a giant sh*t covered in tie die'

'I'm deeply sorry to anyone I have offended. I never thought it would offend so many people. I've had people message me privately.'

'It's made me quite upset. I was having a good night and now I'm not having a good night. Now that I know I do understand why people are so offended and I'm really apologetic that I did it.'

She has since removed the image and offered a public apology on her Facebook page.