[DrPhil]

Phoenix Coyotes (Hockey) Forward Raffi Torres is being slammed for his blackface costume.



http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/P...costume-103111

Whatever's whatever but he and his wife make a horrible Jay-Z and Beyonce. LOL. C'mon now...go hard or go home.

His wikipedia has already been updated:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffi_Torres

Originally Posted by Raffi Torres Wikipedia in case people are curious about his racial and ethnic background

Torres was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Juan and Anna Torres.[36] His father emigrated from Mexico City with his family in the early 1970s,[36][37] while his mother is from Lima, Peru, and is of Italian and Greek ancestry.

Originally Posted by The updated part of his Wikipedia page

On Halloween 2011, Raffi Torres' costume prompted severe criticism as he and his wife donned blackface dressed up as rapper Jay-Z[38] and Gianna as Beyonce leaving many to believe Raffi is a racist. However, many others have said that his intention was harmless, as he is described as a big fan of Jay-Z, and was intending the costume as a tribute.

I do not call people racist (I've ranted about that numerous times over the years) therefore I would not call Raffi racist. Sometimes people do silly things that are dumb as hell regardless of the intent (which cannot be proven). If there is racism embedded in it, it is the racist structure that would make this type of thing seem like a good idea to people.