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Old 04-28-2003, 08:49 PM
James James is offline
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Who actually gets offended when white people pain their faces black? Which population, and which percentage of those populations?

I was just wodnering. Maybe that is not germane though . ..



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Originally posted by librasoul22
Please provide me with links/info that shows the deep historical imprint of whiteface on today's media and society at large.

I bet you can't. The reason why blackface is offensive is the H-I-S-T-O-R-Y.

And WHITEface does NOT SHARE THAT HISTORY.

Your situation is hypothetical. The one at Tennessee is real. So was the one at Auburn. Let's not play apples and oranges.

ktsnake, I actually agree with your thoughts about this topic. However, to assume that MOST blacks are uaware of the history of blackface is wrong. Anyway, I think the ramifications are what really matters and I don't think ANYONE misunderstands that.