Blackface on RTE

jimmy blevins

I was just sitting down to watch another superlative offering by Rte of dancing with the stars when I was shocked and offended to see one of the competitors was in blackface.

Poor Uncle Tom

Are you usually this easily offended?

enzo roco

Who gives a flying fcuk?

Cop on.

mad muffin

What's more shocking is that one would watch rte's version of strictly :eek:

henryporter

You can't be that easily offended if you put that muck on in the first place

Allinall

Black faces matter.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Relax, you'll get over it when something else comes along to offend you.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

jimmy blevins wrote: »

I was just sitting down to watch another superlative offering by Rte of dancing with the stars when I was shocked and offended to see one of the competitors was in blackface.

Won't someone think of the children?

ollie1

Was more of a dark browny colour to me.

Burzum

Probably just a bad fake tan.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

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granturismo

jimmy blevins wrote: »

I was just sitting down to watch another superlative offering by Rte of dancing with the stars when I was shocked and offended to see one of the competitors was in blackface.

pictures of the blackface or even you being offended please

selectamatic

How bad did it make you feel?

Butters1979

OP, you're kidding right?

jimmy blevins

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Are you usually this easily offended?

Offended? Who you calling offended?!!

lawred2

jimmy blevins wrote: »

I was just sitting down to watch another superlative offering by Rte of dancing with the stars when I was shocked and offended to see one of the competitors was in blackface.

Was in what?

lawred2

mad muffin wrote: »

What's more shocking is that one would watch rte's version of strictly :eek:

Or anyone's version to be more precise

Poor Uncle Tom

jimmy blevins wrote: »

Offended? Who you calling offended?!!

Usually....

The answer's in the question, pay attention.....

Gatling

It's a bloke who's obsessed with fake tan nothing to do with black face

Sleeper12

Gatling wrote:

It's a bloke who's obsessed with fake tan nothing to do with black face

I haven't seen it but guessed as much. RTE banned the Black and White Minstrels about 30 years ago. Can't imagine them allowing anything racist like that

Sir Osis of Liver.

Orangeing up is the new racism.

munster87

sugarman wrote: »

How is blacking up racist?

It's ok if it's done tastefully and with a certain amount of sophistication! 🌚

lertsnim

Fake tan overload. That's not blackface.

Sleeper12

sugarman wrote:

How is blacking up racist?

Try googling the history of blackface.
If RTE still had black faced minstrels it would only take one complaint to have them fined. It's banned by most tv stations around the world.
You'll notice Lyons tea haven't done minstrels advertising in 20 or 30 years or so either.

Dial Hard

lertsnim wrote:

Fake tan overload. That's not blackface.

He knows. He just forgot how mind-numbingly literal the denizens of AH are.

The Talking Bread

What a nonsense nonsense thread!

If anything, this thread is racist

AlekSmart

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Try googling the history of blackface.
If RTE still had black faced minstrels it would only take one complaint to have them fined. It's banned by most tv stations around the world.
You'll notice Lyons tea haven't done minstrels advertising in 20 or 30 years or so either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoYOraDt1_k

Gosh....I remember watching the Black and White Ministrel Show with my mammy....on a Black and White TV set mind you...come to think of it...Perhaps we should have complained ???

The Rape of Lucretia

sugarman wrote: »

How is blacking up racist?

It isnt. Everyone has a right to choose their skin colour. We live in a world of equality.
Being offended at people blacking up is racist - that is like saying that black people have an exclusive right to that skin tone, and other races have no right to it. Pure racism. I though Ireland had moved beyond this type of stuff. Blackface totally OK in any open, modern and non-racist society. Get with the times.

Sleeper12

AlekSmart wrote:

Gosh....I remember watching the Black and White Ministrel Show with my mammy....on a Black and White TV set mind you...come to think of it...Perhaps we should have complained ???

Different times back then. It was only a few years before that again and "Blacks" couldn't use "Whites" toilets, sit in the "White" section of restaurants or sit up front of the bus.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Different times back then. It was only a few years before that again and "Blacks" couldn't use "Whites" toilets, sit in the "White" section of restaurants or sit up front of the bus.

Not comparable really, as one was in the UK and Ireland and the other was in the USA.

Atoms for Peace

Dial Hard wrote: »

He knows. He just forgot how mind-numbingly literal the denizens of AH are.

Superlative and RTE in the same sentence has to be a piss take.

The Rape of Lucretia

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Different times back then. It was only a few years before that again and "Blacks" couldn't use "Whites" toilets, sit in the "White" section of restaurants or sit up front of the bus.

Exactly. Better times now. Blacks can use whites toilets and sit in the whites sections of restaurants, and whites can wear blackface without being acused of being racist.

Ulysses Gaze

jimmy blevins wrote: »

I was just sitting down to watch another superlative offering by Rte of dancing with the stars when I was shocked and offended to see one of the competitors was in blackface.

Tell it to the Utah Jazz, Snowflake.

jimmy blevins

jimmy blevins wrote: »

Offended? Who you calling offended?!!

jimmy blevins I think.

RasTa

It was pretty hilarious

Sleeper12

Lamar Massive Mine wrote:

Not comparable really, as one was in the UK and Ireland and the other was in the USA.

I'm not getting drawn into another argument about weather it's racist or offensive or otherwise. Fact is Black and White Minstrels or anything like that won't be shown on Rte again. Rte made this decision 20 or 30 years ago so it can't be blamed on modern people being over sensitive.

Allinall

. Double post

Cutie 3.14

This guy

AlekSmart

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I'm not getting drawn into another argument about weather it's racist or offensive or otherwise. Fact is Black and White Minstrels or anything like that won't be shown on Rte again. Rte made this decision 20 or 30 years ago so it can't be blamed on modern people being over sensitive.

20 or 30 Years Ago ?

Were people over-sensitive back then also ?

razorblunt

I saw a screenshot too and couldn't believe it either, Nicky fúcking Byrne like.

DanMurphy

I saw Micky Jackson in whiteface loads of times and I wasn't offended.

jameorahiely

Are you assuming people's race?


Facist

face1990

Dial Hard wrote: »

He knows. He just forgot how mind-numbingly literal the denizens of AH are.

It couldve been a fun thread.

People blame the mods for all the fun being gone when actually it's all you shítes who are too on guard to notice good sarcasm.

Be shíts to eachother in real life, and use online to unwind from that. Wasn't that the way before?

Gatling

Cutie 3.14 wrote: »

This guy

That's the one ,

He was dark last week and when asked about the fake tan he said had used enough to cover all the cast

andekwarhola

Had a quick look at the programme on foot of this. He presumably blacked his face from the utter shame of appearing on it.

LordSutch

jimmy blevins wrote: »

I was just sitting down to watch another superlative offering by Rte of dancing with the stars when I was shocked and offended to see one of the competitors was in blackface.

There'e a whole thread devoted to this in the TV forum, and I must say it is very funny seeing that fella blacked up like a Black & White Minstrel (for those of you who remember them) ....

Several of tomorrows UK & Irish papers also carry pictures of him in his crazy OTT Fake Tan gone mad look :D:D:D

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102287190&postcount=588
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102287332&postcount=589
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=102288178&postcount=598

Really was very funny to watch tonight, although I'm not sure that the producers would have wanted the coulour of his face to be the main talking point !!!

Who the hell is in charge of makeup? that's what I'd want to know.

Its all alt right

Remember folks, don't cross the streams..

Ulysses Gaze

Its all alt right wrote: »

Remember folks, don't cross the streams..

Why?

Birneybau

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Its all alt right wrote: »

Remember folks, don't cross the streams..

Why?

The Donald doesn't like it

anewme

sugarman wrote: »

How is blacking up racist?

It's racist aganst Oompa Loompa's

Fr_Dougal