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xp2k,
you have a valid point, its a shame you have to belittle my argument as "dumb" in order to assert it. you're analogy to dressing as a celebrity to dressing as an aborted fetus is falacious, however. personifying an aborted fetus or a rape victim, is in fact tasteless and abhorent. the jackson five, while a bit bubble-gum, are not in itself tasteless or abhorent. the attempt of my argument was to merely point out that there is a difference between dressing up as a black celebrity and coming to the party as step-n-fetchit, or in "traditional" black face.
i owned one of those red leather jackets with all the zippers that michael jackson popularized in the 80's. was it wrong of me to do so? no, becausei was emulating him, not belittling. thats where the difference lies, in the intent and the disctretion.
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