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[naraht]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL.

No, everything that is made darker is not blackface. Blackface is a historical and contemporary intentional process of darkening one's skin to imitate, mimick, and mock. It is not flattery.

It looks like blackface at the surface but it is not blackface. If this could be considered blackface, I would say that all people of the white diaspora (those who are relatively light or consider themselves pale) and do things to make their skin darker are doing so to imitate, mimick, and mock the browner and blacker people in this world.

The situation that *really* confused me as to whether it counted blackface was Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder. In short Robert Downey Jr. (White) in the film plays an method actor Kirk Lazarus (White) who has himself surgically altered to appear black so he can properly play a role in the Movie within a Movie. But they apparently pre-screened it for black journalists and officers of the NAACP who found it OK. Apparently it was considerred to imitate, mimick and mock method actors (regardless or race)...

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by naraht

The situation that *really* confused me as to whether it counted blackface was Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder. In short Robert Downey Jr. (White) in the film plays an method actor Kirk Lazarus (White) who has himself surgically altered to appear black so he can properly play a role in the Movie within a Movie.

I am quite familiar with the awesomeness of Tropic Thunder. Great movie with two of the most hilarious scenes in movie history: Jack Black's "Don't Judge Me" and Tom Cruise dancing to Luda.



People who know the movie know that the whole point behind Kirk Lazarus IS blackface. LOL. That's the point. That's what the REAL Black actor Alpa Chino played by Brandon T. Jackson is pissed off and harassing Lazarus about. He keeps telling Lazarus that he is not really Black and has on makeup. That's the funny part about Downey, Jr.'s contribution to the movie. Blackface to ridicule blackface.


/How in the hell did this become a blackface thread?

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

/How in the hell did this become a blackface thread?

I think I may have started it. Oops.

I still say that super dark skin in those two photos is enhanced by photoshop or makeup. She's not that dark in her booking photo.

[indygphib]

Wow. Just. Wow.