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Originally posted by scpiano211
say a black man in an African-American fraternity paints his face white and portrays say, George W. Bush. Does he have any business portraying his organization? Yes, it's the same thing. People just don't like things like this to be turned around to the reverse scenario.
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Actually whiteface does not have the same history surrounding it as blackface. Scpiano, would *you* actually be offended by this?
There's a long history of white-on-black oppression. Blackface is part of it (although I'd argue many aren't aware of this -- in the case we're arguing they apparently were though). The trauma of history is deeply inscribed on the collective consciousness of at less some of the black population.
It's just polite.. if you know something offends someone, don't do it!
scpiano, are you actually arguing that you think blackface is okay?
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