It happened again...

[josh8o]

i just checked this since i posted the first time, and damn...
i do agree with a lot of what ivy said. because of a harmful history when a situation like this occurs it upsets a group of people. i have a sesnitivy level where i do not condone this activity, and i feel the pain that it can cause. if someone dressed up like an italian and walked around with a big plate of pasta shouting "mama mia" i would be like what's the deal?!
anyway, my point. the article said that the student was dress up as louie armstrong, and even though he darkened his face and we have all derermined that the act is not cool, i dont see why people are making him out to be some racest guy who likes to make fun of black people. i dont know this kid, or his motives, but from what was printed none of us can say that his act was purposely done to make fun of black people. yes this is a sensitive issue, yes he should not have done it, but how can we dictate that what he did was 100% wrong when we dont know him. he just could be very ingorant to the sensitivy level of other cultures. maybe he has never known a black person and that his actions were insensitive.
now, i still believe that there is a double standard. it my not be a realistic double standard becouse who has seen a black person dress up in white face?? but there are so many double standards and they piss me off. if we are really equal, not just black white but with all races and sex, they who do certain groups get away with more stuff than others? take this seasons episode of the real world...this girl throws a fork at a guy and pushes him. he tells the producers and wants her kicked off, but the producers say no. he says that if the role was reversed he would be kicked off so quick. yes, i know girls can not defend themselfs as well as guys, but this is a double standard also.
i guess i feel so strongly about double standards because i see them a lot. i'm all about respecting others, but i am also infavor of equality--no one should be more equal, or get away with anything that another group could not.