I Am Not a Costume!

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

The bolded is the key. I would deem that acceptable sans Blackface and sans racial identifiers that would cross the line from depicting a famous person to depicting and mocking what that person considers Blackness.

If I ever had the dumb idea to dress up as Marilyn Monroe I would not use whiteface. If people can't figure out who I am with my light voice and the "happy birthday, Mr. President" song, sans the whiteface, I need to say I am Etta James or something.

Thanks for answering!