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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I do not rank these things. They are all unnecessary coming from an outsider.
Is there a substantive difference between imitating one person in his usual attire and imitating a group of people? If a nonBlack woman had the luck and privilege (  ) of dressing up as me for Halloween and she used makeup and a wig to depict my skin shade and hair, does that remain in the realm of her only imitating ME? While I love my Blackness and my afro, I do not want a nonBlack person having the luxury of reenacting that. Find another way to be me for Halloween. 
For the record, these issues do not require that we find personal offense or even have personal consciousness. I say this because I often hear people say things like "my Black friend says this isn't bad so that means it is okay...why are you offended as a Black person" as a defense for things. Not all Black people agree on what is appropriate but, like I said earlier, let the Blacks folks disagree on that. Meanwhile, nonBlacks need to spare us the "I'm going to do this to prove that I can do it just like you can" routine. |
I am a little confused by what you are saying. So is it or is it not okay to dress up as you for Halloween? Is it okay as long as we don't use the black face and an afro?
I dressed up a few years ago as Paris Hilton when she was in jail. I put on an orange jump suit, a blonde wig and carried around a small chihuahua. So in this same context is this offensive since I am not white and/or blonde?