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Originally posted by KellyB369
But no one ever said that he was trying to make fun of Chingy or any other black person. He was trying to "imitate" a black person.
I know the history behind "blackface" and I'm not saying I would have chosen to dress up like that, but I think that this whole thing is being blown way out of proportion. It was a costume for a theme party, not an "anti-black" statement.
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You don't have to be making fun of someone to have it be offensive.
An outfit worn by Chingy or other rapper or artists or whatever theme you're going for can be just as effective without using balckface.
Sure, you might not be able to get it on the first guess and you might have to ask who that person is dressed up as, but you can get the point across.
Like others have said black people don't have to paint their face white to come dress as a white celebrity.
A black female could come dressed in chaps, some skimpy underwear, a bikin top and a blonde wig and people might guess she's come dress as Christina Aguilera, but she doesn't have to paint her face white.