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steeltrap,
i'm not trying to argue, just understand... isn't the fact that its 2002 and not the 50's, allow us a little leeway to make light of the problems of our past and allow us to confront them. i don't pretend to know the intentions of the men who dressed up like the jackson 5, perhaps it was racially motivated. i'm irish, and i'm not sure i'd be offended if a person not of irish decent dressed up as jack dempsey, or even a leprechaun on st. patty's day. i understand the concept of black-face and agree that its original intent was plain wrong. i just don't necessarily see how dressing up like a celebrity is a racially sensitive issue. should there be a rule that people can only dress as someone who is of the same race? there is a skit on SNL where a white actor portrays jesse jackson and wears dark make up to do so. eddie murphy has played a white character in several of his movies. again, i don't know the guys who dressed up for the party, or what their intention was, but i do know that we often jump to conclusions and stereotype people for all the wrong reasons. ok, i'm running long here. i'm looking forward to a reply, i really just want to understand if i'm way off the mark here.
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