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Originally posted by Optimist Prime
Did anyone see Chapelle's show where he dressed up like a white new anchor, or on SNL where Tracy Morgan dressed up like a white guy for "Joe Caucasion" making fun of Joe Millioniarre. I'm kind of bothered by that. If wearing black face is considered wrong, then white face should be too. I know black face was wrong, but two wrongs don't make a right.
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The difference is that blacks never used whiteface in minstrels to belittle and further oppress white people. There is no sordid history of white face. I am not saying it is right, only telling you the difference.
xo_cathy, while I agree with your comment about better understanding others, I was trying to get you to understand the dynamics of Affirmative Action. You said yourself it is impossible to know whether or not your boyfriend made it into his university because of his race, so why comment on it? And even if he did, we could also assume that you made it into your university based on your sex. Is that okay?
I am not trying to pick a fight, I am just trying to show another perspective on the issue of Affirmative Action.
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