Sorry, I can't change history and neither can you, or the kid who played Chingy. There is no reason he should be subject to harassment and possible death because of this. Its one thing if he dressed up, mockingly (as you stated below), but he didn't. Seeing old movies is not a history lesson, most people are not observent enough to say "hey, theres a white guy dressed up with some black makeup on, I assume they are making fun of the black race". People see it as old 1950's comedy - which is how it was - get over it.
When was the last time a white kid was able to move into his dorm 2 days earlier than everyone else, just because he is white?
Its all bull.
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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Honestly, I don't think you have to know the entire history behind blackface to know it's offensive. Although it would be nice.
Have you ever watched old movie with people dressed up in balck face? Did you notice they were the butt of jokes? If you had, you would realize that they weren'tn imitating balck people, they were making fun of them. Which is how you would know it would be offensive today. It doesn't require a complete history lesson, it requires a little common sense.
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