Is this Racist
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There have been lots of these debates popping up about people painting their face black/white in order to pose as a person of a different race. Is this racist.
I can understand if its done to undermine the race or poke fun but other situations its a celebration and not meant to put them down.
There are now even compaints about shoes because they have a black face and these have been pulled from the shops.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47211111
Is this all getting out of hand or am I missing something (possible my history is not that great)
I can understand if its done to undermine the race or poke fun but other situations its a celebration and not meant to put them down.
There are now even compaints about shoes because they have a black face and these have been pulled from the shops.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47211111
Is this all getting out of hand or am I missing something (possible my history is not that great)
PAULJ5555 said:
There have been lots of these debates popping up about people painting their face black/white in order to pose as a person of a different race. Is this racist.
I can understand if its done to undermine the race or poke fun but other situations its a celebration and not meant to put them down.
There are now even compaints about shoes because they have a black face and these have been pulled from the shops.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47211111
Is this all getting out of hand or am I missing something (possible my history is not that great)
First hit on google for 'blackface' explains why, if you care. I can understand if its done to undermine the race or poke fun but other situations its a celebration and not meant to put them down.
There are now even compaints about shoes because they have a black face and these have been pulled from the shops.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47211111
Is this all getting out of hand or am I missing something (possible my history is not that great)
I'm currently making assumptions on why you posted this, here, rather than looking it up.
Depends on intent and context. Ali-G is a blackface character, but SBC manages to tread the line between harmless fun and being genuinely offensive quite carefully. Katy Perry's shoes aren't racist I feel, but they should be banned anyway because they're so f
king ugly.
Classic black-and-white minstrel style face paint has its roots firmly in Jim Crow, that's why it's offensive.
king ugly.Classic black-and-white minstrel style face paint has its roots firmly in Jim Crow, that's why it's offensive.
bigandclever said:
There is no way on God's green earth that you don't understand why blackface is unacceptable in a grown-up world.
I do understand where you are coming from but is it so in all situations. A Pair of shoes? There is not intent to undermine or poke fun.Edited by PAULJ5555 on Thursday 21st February 15:36
PAULJ5555 said:
bigandclever said:
There is no way on God's green earth that you don't understand why blackface is unacceptable in a grown-up world.
I do understand where you are coming from but is it so in all situations. A Pair of shoes?Do you think 'I rape' on a shoe would be inoffensive? How about the N word? It's only a pair of shoes, as you say.
j_4m said:
Depends on intent and context. Ali-G is a blackface character, but SBC manages to tread the line between harmless fun and being genuinely offensive quite carefully.
Isn't Ali G meant to be a "Wigga" character. Young white guy heavily influenced by "black" culture? I wouldn't consider that blackface. Badda said:
PAULJ5555 said:
bigandclever said:
There is no way on God's green earth that you don't understand why blackface is unacceptable in a grown-up world.
I do understand where you are coming from but is it so in all situations. A Pair of shoes?Do you think 'I rape' on a shoe would be inoffensive? How about the N word? It's only a pair of shoes, as you say.
Read the OP properly.
Edited by PAULJ5555 on Thursday 21st February 16:02
PAULJ5555 said:
There have been lots of these debates popping up about people painting their face black/white in order to pose as a person of a different race. Is this racist.
I can understand if its done to undermine the race or poke fun but other situations its a celebration and not meant to put them down.
There are now even compaints about shoes because they have a black face and these have been pulled from the shops.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47211111
Is this all getting out of hand or am I missing something (possible my history is not that great)
You ignorant fool.I can understand if its done to undermine the race or poke fun but other situations its a celebration and not meant to put them down.
There are now even compaints about shoes because they have a black face and these have been pulled from the shops.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-47211111
Is this all getting out of hand or am I missing something (possible my history is not that great)
The black version of the shoe is a direct reference to when white people used to imprison black people, before hollowing them out and turning them into shoes.
The pink version is just a pink shoe with a face on it.
Drew106 said:
j_4m said:
Depends on intent and context. Ali-G is a blackface character, but SBC manages to tread the line between harmless fun and being genuinely offensive quite carefully.
Isn't Ali G meant to be a "Wigga" character. Young white guy heavily influenced by "black" culture? I wouldn't consider that blackface. If his skin looked darker its more likely to be his heritage rather than blackface make-up.
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