Brownface racist?

23-09-2019 11:39AM

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote:

But the **** people that are creating all the fuss over this nonsense would say that is also racist as you are denying a black person the right to their identity by portraying them as white.

I don't think anyone would say such a stupid thing.

I have seen females dressed as male characters in comiccon videos. They always play a female version of the character. They don't stuff socks down their crotch or wrap/tape their boobs to look more like a man.

Thelonious Monk · 23-09-2019 12:00PM

https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-traveller-video-4820564-Sep2019/

Doing impressions of travellers is racist now too!

DrPhilG · 23-09-2019 12:41PM

AudreyHepburn wrote: »

And I certainly don’t see Justin Trudeau as racist nor do I think he should have had to apologize.

People are far too easily offended nowadays.

I don't think many are offended by Trudeau's latest blunder.

Those on the left are sh*tting themselves and deeply confused about how they should react, because their golden boy has been caught (3 times) doing something that they would ordinarily demand resignation/stoning for.

Those on the right are laughing their holes off for the same reason.

Neither side is particularly offended.

Wayne Jarvis · 23-09-2019 01:00PM

Raconteuse wrote: »

Go as Blacula, Blackenstein or The Blunchback of Blotre Blame.

Would you be offended if I dressed up as Blaconteuse?

leggo · 23-09-2019 01:02PM

beejee wrote: »

You've packed a lot of emotion in to such a small space.
So many incorrect assumptions too, impressive. But at least you're being an efficient waste of space.

Go write a tweet about it for Americans fools, you'll find little support for your psychosis here in real life, even on the Internet. Oh and flog yourself a few times for having the audacity to exist.

The defence mechanisms you get when people realise they’ve spent their lives being inappropriate and people are uncomfortable around them are gas.

“Racism is bad.”
“Flog yourself for having the audacity to exist.”

beejee · 23-09-2019 01:07PM

DrPhilG wrote: »

I don't think many are offended by Trudeau's latest blunder.

Those on the left are sh*tting themselves and deeply confused about how they should react, because their golden boy has been caught (3 times) doing something that they would ordinarily demand resignation/stoning for.

Those on the right are laughing their holes off for the same reason.

Neither side is particularly offended.

It's mostly a performance. These people couldn't actually give less of fook about these things if they tried.

It's the narcissism of social media. It's about getting the "likes" or the "retweets" or the chance to perform in front of a virtual crowd. That's why they do it.

It's to fill a void of personal existence, pure narcissism under the guise of "caring".

Note how most of the YouTube "celebrities" take every emotion to an extreme, a face of horror or ecstasy over the most insignificant thing, screaming, loud noises etc. Anyone caught up in telling other people to be "careful" about the impact they might have on utter strangers, often continents away, are nothing but bad performers.

Full of shyt, to put it another way.

_Brian · 23-09-2019 01:14PM

I actually don’t know where to stand on this issue.
Not being black it’s hard to form an actual honest opinion if this is offencive or racist or just stupid.

Here’s a question.
How about the millions of Japanese ladies who strive for porcelain white skin, are they being racist ?

FunLover18 · 23-09-2019 01:15PM

I just don't see why you'd bother, all that make-up must be so uncomfortable.

beejee · 23-09-2019 01:18PM

leggo wrote: »

The defence mechanisms you get when people realise they’ve spent their lives being inappropriate and people are uncomfortable around them are gas.

“Racism is bad.”
“Flog yourself for having the audacity to exist.”

I need as much defence against the likes of you and your ideas as I do against dragons and fairies.

You're nothing but an Internet nobody that believes in Internet ideas. God speed, little fairy

Quantum Erasure · 23-09-2019 01:23PM

beejee wrote: »

It's mostly a performance. These people couldn't actually give less of fook about these things if they tried.

It's the narcissism of social media. It's about getting the "likes" or the "retweets" or the chance to perform in front of a virtual crowd. That's why they do it.

'virtual signalling', if you will...

jiltloop · 23-09-2019 01:26PM

PostWoke wrote: »

It's not up to you to have a problem with it or not though, because you're not of the race being depicted.

People still try the 'good ol' days' fallacy?

Good point! Except quite often it seems to be white people that have the problem with it on behalf of black people.

jiltloop · 23-09-2019 01:29PM

_Brian wrote: »

I actually don’t know where to stand on this issue.
Not being black it’s hard to form an actual honest opinion if this is offencive or racist or just stupid.

Here’s a question.
How about the millions of Japanese ladies who strive for porcelain white skin, are they being racist ?

Or how about all the Irish women putting on fake tan that's far too many shades darker than their natural colour? Possibly racist against Oompa loompas?

leggo · 23-09-2019 02:23PM

beejee wrote: »

I need as much defence against the likes of you and your ideas as I do against dragons and fairies.

You're nothing but an Internet nobody that believes in Internet ideas. God speed, little fairy

I’d actually buy into a certain amount of the virtue signalling theory, and I know you’re only dying to have this rant so are attaching it to anything I say because you just need someone to be aggressive towards, but there’s one MASSIVE flaw in what you’re saying...

We’re on boards. And boards almost-official position on any of these issues is “Myeeeehh men never did anything wrong anyway, women are evil wenches trying to take our money and kids away! What’s with the damn kids being so offended these days anyway?! Snowflake snowflake snowflake!”

So, with that in mind, me saying this stuff while being aware of this works totally counterintuitively towards your idea that people only say this for thanks and likes, since I’m well aware not going to get any for it here and I’ll have to instead deal with anonymous dopes under pseudonyms such as yourself fighting for their right to be racist and creepy. Which isn’t anyone’s idea of a fun way to spend a day. Which only leaves the possibility that, shock horror, I actually think the things I said I think to begin with and it’s not all a big conspiracy just to annoy you, a person I’ve never met or spoke with until you addressed me...

beejee · 23-09-2019 02:32PM

leggo wrote: »

I’d actually buy into a certain amount of the virtue signalling theory, and I know you’re only dying to have this rant so are attaching it to anything I say because you just need someone to be aggressive towards, but there’s one MASSIVE flaw in what you’re saying...

We’re on boards. And boards almost-official position on any of these issues is “Myeeeehh men never did anything wrong anyway, women are evil wenches trying to take our money and kids away! What’s with the damn kids being so offended these days anyway?! Snowflake snowflake snowflake!”

So, with that in mind, me saying this stuff while being aware of this works totally counterintuitively towards your idea that people only say this for thanks and likes, since I’m well aware not going to get any for it here and I’ll have to instead deal with anonymous dopes under pseudonyms such as yourself fighting for their right to be racist and creepy. Which isn’t anyone’s idea of a fun way to spend a day. Which only leaves the possibility that, shock horror, I actually think the things I said I think to begin with and it’s not all a big conspiracy just to annoy you, a person I’ve never met or spoke with until you addressed me...

Yeah I'm fighting for my right to be racist. Sure.

Reconsider your life, you goon

Danzy · 23-09-2019 03:12PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-traveller-video-4820564-Sep2019/

Doing impressions of travellers is racist now too!

There goes my Halloween costume idea of Glenroe traveller Blackie Connors in blackface.

beejee · 23-09-2019 03:53PM

Danzy wrote: »

There goes my Halloween costume idea of Glenroe traveller Blackie Connors in blackface.

Until you get explicit permission from an actual black blackie connors, I'm afraid not.

It's up to some random-yet-simultaneously-specific person as to whether you are allowed do something which has all the human rights significance of utterly butterly being utterly buttery.

Redneck Reject · 23-09-2019 07:47PM

Being half Mexican/Native I have been to parties with white folks in fake moustaches,sombreos and telling Juan jokes(which were funny and mostly true).People now are too sensitive and look for reasons to be angry. Most the atrocities are condemned to history. I don't get triggered when someone mentions the Alamo or the trail of tears. Most of the protesters are white to ease their own conscience.

PostWoke · 23-09-2019 08:47PM

Nowhere in that journal 'article' is the word 'racist' mentioned, unless I missed it.

Which is a problem because they are actually trying to get people to consider it racism.

Which it isn't. Because both us and the travellers are Caucasian.

Montage of Feck · 23-09-2019 09:28PM

Would it be racist to dress as a Arab seikh for Halloween?

Quantum Erasure · 23-09-2019 09:47PM

I don't know, but now you've got me thinking about an incident in my past... It was a while ago, I was young, I didn't know any better.
But one year in school, in the run up to Christmas, I got dressed up, wrapped a sheet around me, with a teatowel on my head. It was for a school play, I was meant to be a wise man, but now i wonder...

23-09-2019 09:51PM

Montage of Feck wrote:

Would it be racist to dress as a Arab seikh for Halloween?

Nothing wrong with dressing like them. It's when you slap the boot polish on your face things can get ropey

Wayne Jarvis · 23-09-2019 10:00PM

I though this topic was handled sensitively in the sitcom Peep Show. NSFW.

hcf500 · 24-09-2019 12:39PM

Justin Trudeau is obviously not racist. He will be butchered now by right wing extremist sites like rebel media in an attempt to kill his re-election. Its similar to the "n" word. POC (people of color) can use it and that's fine, but when whites or racists use the word, it is unacceptable. Justin should suffer as a result of these photos. He has dedicated his life to progressive causes and this should stand to him. If trump or any other right wing extremist, which there have been many, did blackface, there would obviously be racist intent. One is not the same as the other.

Bob Harris · 24-09-2019 01:14PM

Meghan Markle announced herself as a woman of colour. Ffs...If you knew nothing about her (lucky you) you'd never think twice about her being a 'woman of colour'. I know plenty of people with a darker tan and they are not people of colour. Such fcuking bullshít I never heard.

Brownface racist?

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