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The funny thing is that this same discussion occurs everytime a blackface incident occurs.
WHITEface is DIFFERENT than BLACKface in this way: HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. And INTENTIONS do not MATTER. The act in and of itself is OFFENSIVE to many people. If you want details, please pm me or check the plethora of threads regarding pasts incidents of blackface.
ktsnake, how many black people have you ever met? Because to say that "many" or "most" don't know the history is a gross overgeneralization. Maybe you get around though, and have actually encountered 12% of the population of the United States. I don't know.
scpiano, James - Way to evade the argument. Discounting an argument by calling it "emotional" sort of implies that an emotional reaction to blackface is not rational.
Also, scpiano:
I just feel this country has become too sensitive of a population
Really? So when people dress up in blackface we should just ignore them? Why not ignore the history and legacy of blackface as well? I mean gawd, it was so long ago! Can't people just get over it?
Those who forget history are, indeed, doomed to repeat it. That's why we have morons running around in blackface now.
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