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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I would find this humorous if I believed that people are capable of overlooking distractions and grasping the point. The "Halloween costume debate" ( http://dcentric.wamu.org/2011/10/we-...ons-halloween/) and resulting sarcasm are predominantly white people who tend to rarely be concerned with such things (for an extremely common and cliche` example, see amIblue's post about not caring if nonwhite people wear whiteface). Therefore, white privilege prompts not only a debate over something that rarely impacts "you" but also making fun of a movement. Not everything is so complex that having it removed from "your" life's options will floor you. "You" don't have to be able to say and do everysinglething. |
Even if I don't care on a personal level if people are in whiteface, I still get why it's offensive to be in blackface. Please don't lump me in with the people who think blackface/sexy thug/Mexican in a sombrero drinking tequila/etc. is OK. I'm not denying white privilege, but I also wouldn't dismiss the concerns of nonwhite people just because it doesn't happen to me or effect me.