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Originally posted by UDZETA
This is a very touchy subject. On one hand I find it awful that people would be racist enough to pain themselves black or white. On the another hand I don't think they meant any harm by it. Just the other day my friend (who is white) asked me what I thought of him dressing up as Ja Rule and I could be J-lo. Although I thought it would be a cute idea I knew that people might find it to be disrespective. I can understand why people get up set. Back in the early 1920's white men would paint their faces black and do different theatre shows. It was something that was meant to be disrespectful and it came across that way. But people, mainly white found it enjoyable. If people are going to be up set about students doing it then they should also be up set about those on TV shows that are doing it.
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Point blank, even if some folks do not see the historical relevance with BLACKFACE, there still lies a problem. The problem is not with someone who is white (using your example) wanting to "dress up" as Ja Rule or any other AfAm but it is with the fact of using BLACKFACE to add to your costume!! Why is it necessary??!!??????
If you were going to dress up as J-Lo, would you done "BROWNFACE"as well?
Additionally, to turn the table, if someone black dressed up as Britney Spears and felt the need to put on WHITE or BONE colored make-up, then to me, that is soooo inappropriate as well. Its just not necessary.
I have seen and know black folks that have dressed up as a white person before (i.e. Abe Lincoln) and he were still able to convey the image as to who he was portraying, without the white make-up.
And Tom, get over yourself!!
I wasn't going to respond to your dribble, but it seems like EVERYTIME a discussion of this nature comes up (which by the way, I thought this discussion was being debating very maturely and in ways that are reflective of the college educated
) herein comes your posts filled with the " YOU PEOPLE" or "THE BLACKS" comments. THis thread is about BLACKFACE and its appropriateness.....let's stick to the topic at hand.