Man does black face for Kanye West costume because this shit will never end

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Herbs

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You want to know what's really racist?

Saying ONLY black face mask is racist and that none other races-masks are. Now that's racism.

All races should be treated equally.

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Did people even watch tropic thunder, or was the picture just enough for them? It's almost as if they didn't watch or choose to ignore the arc of RDJ's character.
 

Herbs

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That's not blackface.

This:



is blackface.

This is just a halfassed Halloween costume.

People just want to be enraged about something.

Quick, before you get a ban, did you read the thread already? Are you trying to make a point and martyr yourself? Let me know!!!
 

Klarion

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Haha

Races are equal in a perfect world, yes. They are not equal in oppression. The use of white face, the purpose of white face, is not an equal use or purpose to the use of black face. When people dress as Tom Cruise, they don't paint their face white.



Can you clarify why you take offense to white face?

well, if you're a black person, and you want to look like Tom Cruise, who is white then you know, it would be much more convincing if you painted your face white...
 
I love that cat gif.

well, if you're a black person, and you want to look like Tom Cruise, who is white then you know, it would be much more convincing if you painted your face white...

Is Tom Cruise's defining feature that he's white? Can't a black dude just wear his famous Risky Business outfit and get the point across without painting his skin?

There are examples in this thread of people dressing up as characters without needing to paint their skin to get the point across.
 

Archaix

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Did people even watch tropic thunder, or was the picture just enough for them? It's almost as if they didn't watch or choose to ignore the arc of RDJ's character.


Of course I did! It's one of my favorite movies, where the moral is it's okay to call people a retard and wear blackface. I also enjoyed Silence of the Lambs, where they taught the important life lesson that it's okay to abduct women and lock them in a pit.
 

Klarion

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I love that cat gif.



Is Tom Cruise's defining feature that he's white? Can't a black dude just wear his famous Risky Business outfit and get the point across without painting his skin?

There are examples in this thread of people dressing up as characters without needing to paint their skin to get the point across.

read my post again, I'm not saying he can't, I'm saying he'd be more convincing.
 

Who

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Before anyone else asks "why is this offensive?!?", please click here: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Why+is+blackface+considered+racist?

thx

SMH... We have to google if things are racist? Self-reflection, and thinking, "Is this opinion hateful?" Isn't enough? I just...ugh.

We will never heal the societal wounds of past and present racism, real racism, by avoiding honest discourse, walking on egg-shells, and googling what our opinion should be on things.

There is nothing that is so cut and dry. Saying something is racist, as fact, up to no debate, is pretty gross to me.... It really just impedes progress in my opinion.
 
That's not blackface.

This:



is blackface.

This is just a halfassed Halloween costume.

People just want to be enraged about something.

You want to know what's really racist?

Saying ONLY black face mask is racist and that none other races-masks are. Now that's racism.

All races should be treated equally.

You know how I questioned the banning of the people on the first page?
You guys dont get that luxury. You saw the death put in front of you and instead of educating yourselves and coming back with a nuanced opinion you came with this same trash.

You deserve the ban if it happens.
 

Bronx-Man

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SMH... We have to google if things are racist? Self-reflection, and thinking, "Is this opinion hateful?" Isn't enough? I just...ugh.

We will never heal the societal wounds of past and present racism, real racism, by avoiding honest discourse, walking on egg-shells, and googling what our opinion should be on things.

There is nothing that is so cut and dry. Saying something is racist, as fact, up to no debate, is pretty gross to me.... It really just impedes progress in my opinion.

We've had multiple members here explain their cases as to why blackface is a big no-no. There's no discussion to be had when people want to put fingers in their ears as a response.
 

Siegcram

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SMH... We have to google if things are racist? Self-reflection, and thinking, "Is this opinion hateful?" Isn't enough? I just...ugh.

We will never heal the societal wounds of past and present racism, real racism, by avoiding honest discourse, walking on egg-shells, and googling what our opinion should be on things.

There is nothing that is so cut and dry. Saying something is racist, as fact, up to no debate, is pretty gross to me.... It really just impedes progress in my opinion.
Feel free to debate the positives of blackface. That'll go well for you.
 
Fucking appalled people are saying this isn't blackface. Like WTF. And now we got white people tryna tell us that we shouldn't be offended?! This thread is amazing. Best part is people are giving concrete evidence on how this is racist but they don't wanna hear it but instead use Dave chappelle as an example...yet clearly that example they use goes above their heads. This is just getting ridiculous.
 
read my post again, I'm not saying he can't, I'm saying he'd be more convincing.

Oh, I read your post. And many more like it. Being the most convincing character doesn't require painting your skin. In fact, I'd argue it makes the costume look even worse.

Look at the examples posted in this thread, do you have a hard time telling who anyone is because they didn't reflect the race of the character they were portraying?
 

bchamba

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I wonder what kind of racist ass shit gets said and done at parties where people think blackface is funny. Did his wife go around telling people she had jungle fever? Did somebody in a cop costume pretend to arrest him? All of this is ok though because it's halloween guys lighten up
 

Interfectum

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SMH... We have to google if things are racist? Self-reflection, and thinking, "Is this opinion hateful?" Isn't enough? I just...ugh.

We will never heal the societal wounds of past and present racism, real racism, by avoiding honest discourse, walking on egg-shells, and googling what our opinion should be on things.

There is nothing that is so cut and dry. Saying something is racist, as fact, up to no debate, is pretty gross to me.... It really just impedes progress in my opinion.

No, you Google to inform yourself. You can believe what you want but there is a reason why blackface is considered racist and you'd do well to find out why if you don't know already.
 

Bronx-Man

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Fucking appalled people are saying this isn't blackface. Like WTF. And now we got white people tryna tell us that we shouldn't be offended?! This thread is amazing. Best part is people are giving concrete evidence on how this is racist but they don't wanna hear it but instead use Dave chappelle as an example...yet clearly that example they use goes above their heads. This is just getting ridiculous.
That's how it always works. Why try empathizing wih someone when you can just use anecdotes to justify ignorance?
 

Who

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We've had multiple members here explain their cases as to why blackface is a big no-no. There's no discussion to be had when people want to put fingers in their ears as a response.

I absolutely get why it's a big no-no. All I'm saying, is I see the other side too. In an ideal society, it wouldn't be racist and would be seen as light-hearted fun in the same way that cross-dressing, blacks painted as whites is seen.

Some people are just naive, it doesn't, by any stretch of the word, make them racist by default.
 
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