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Originally posted by Phasad1913
I understand the historical context and everything for blackface, I have spoken a bit at length in the infamous blackface threads on here, but I don't like it when folks complain about the seriousness of the offense and get frustrated because others don't "get it", then turn around and don't have a problem with this. To me, it takes away from the legitimacy of the problem that we have with blackface when we do ALMOST the same thing to another group. I am concerned that if some disgruntled white men decide to make a movie called Black Chicks, we really won;t be able to say anything. (although I'm sure I would anyway  )
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I'm sure that you (that's the collective you) could say something. I'm not sure -- did the Wayans Brothers get elected to be representatives for the entire black community? It's not exactly fair to take one thing that a few members of an entire race participated in and say that's something that somehow effects anyone else in that race.
I don't think it diminishes any person in their approval or disapproval of blackface. It will, without a doubt, be used by someone someday to provide justification for it. However, they will just be flat-out wrong in my eyes.
It's something that really needs to be discussed in America as a whole -- the perception of minority "communities" as monolithic entities. When one member does something, why does that reflect on every other member? When so many blacks are in prison, should I look at the blacks that I work with or go to school with as if they are going to commit some crime against me? (the obvious answer is no).
I guess that's one of the luxuries of being white though in America. People don't look at me and pretend to already know what political party I belong to, etc.