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Blacking up? Racist? Yay or Nay?

The Master

A friend of mine plans on dressing up for Halloween as either

Mr. T
Or
Robert Downy Jr from Tropic Thunder

He(my friend) is white and intends on "blacking up" for the night

Will he get the laughs he's hoping for?
Or get the ****e kicked out of him?

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Biggins

In this day and age on Irish streets and our new immigrants - get the ****e kicked out of him.

I honestly wouldn't do it.

MagicMarker

The Master wrote: »

A friend of mine plans on dressing up for Halloween as either

Mr. T
Or
Robert Downy Jr from Tropic Thunder

He(my friend) is white and intends on "blacking up" for the night

Will he get the laughs he's hoping for?
Or get the ****e kicked out of him?

I don't think he'll get his ass kicked...... unless he decides to carry around a bucket of fried chicken.

Prof.Badass

YORE MA really wanted me to black up for her last night

4zn76tysfajdxp

vinylmesh wrote: »

YORE MA really wanted me to black up for her last night !

Double posting fail.

Op: Your friend will be murdered.

The Master

vinylmesh wrote: »

YORE MA really wanted me to black up for her last night!

vinylmesh wrote: »

YORE MA really wanted me to black up for her last night !

Double fail mate tbh

I told him he's asking for trouble blacking up , but at the same time I think it'll be hilarious

Wurly

I can't see how anyone would think this is racist.

He is trying to imitate someone who is a different colour to him so he is obviously going to darken his skin colour to pull off the image.

Like - I wouldn't leave my hair brown if I was going to dress up as cleopatra. I'd wear a black wig..

It'd be like dressing up as Mr T and not wearing any jewellery!

The Mighty Ken

He'll be murdered and he'll get the crap kicked out of him? Don't be so incredibly idiotic.

No, it's not racist.

HalloweenJack

If he wants to go the whole hog and portray one of those two, then he'll have to do something about his skin colour and his mannerisms (I'm guessing). That's not racist.

If he's doing it to take the piss out of black people, then he's racist.

orestes

Didn't 6th dress up as Mr. T for the Halloween beers last year? Wore the full get up (dungarees, chains, etc) and dark make-up iirc

I fail to see how it is racist for a white person to darken their skin if they are dressing up as someone who happens to be black

best boardsie

I was gonna dress up in a nazi uniform, is that bad?

MagicMarker

best boardsie wrote: »

I was gonna dress up in a nazi uniform, is that bad?

Ask Prince Harry.

orestes

best boardsie wrote: »

I was gonna dress up in a nazi uniform, is that bad?

Personally I think Nazi uniforms are sexy, but that's a completely different conversation for another day

Mena

I'm not sure I understand the question... Why the hell would this be classed as racist?

/boggle

4zn76tysfajdxp

The Mighty Ken wrote: »

Don't be so incredibly idiotic.

No. I'm just saying that some people might see it in the same way as blackface and will hurt him. I don't think it's the same as blackface, I'm saying other people will. Especially drunk people.

Stercus Accidit

Don't see it as racist, if anything, its a brilliant costume, mr.t would be proud.

The downey junior idea is shit though.

best boardsie

MagicMarker wrote: »

Ask Prince Harry.

he won't add me as a friend on his facebook

Aodan83

There shouldnt be anything wrong with it. It's just making sure the costume is accurate. On the other hand, there will always be some eejit who will make a huge fuss, claiming its racist. I dont see anything wrong with it, how can he be racist if hes dressing up as a black guy? And not in a way that would be takin the piss from the person. Surely that would be paying homage to the charcter!

orestes wrote: »

Personally I think Nazi uniforms are sexy, but that's a completely different conversation for another day

Thats a little disturbing.

Leonid

I remember seeing in a local paper a man who did the whole black skin and afro costume for a fancy dress party. It was in a fairly rural area and so he was not counting on an actual black person being present at the party.
He looked quite sheepish and uncomfortable in the photos, it was funny for everyone else though. I'd say he probably toned down the jive talking and fried chicken/watermelon jokes.

[Deleted User]

Some of you may be old enough to remember this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIga4I3Nchw

Nevyn

It depends on how it's done and why, if he is dressing up as a well enough known charcther who happesns to be black fair enough there is a difference between that and blacking up minstral style or in a way which is seen to be demeaning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white_minstrel

MIN2511

Big deal.... Am black and i am dressing up as a member of KKK

It's halloween if people don't see the joke then they should f*** off

Tell your friend Mr T would be legend!!!!

RugbyFanatic

Im dressing up as barack Obama

tony1kenobi

It's only racist if someone who thinks it's racist sees it and says it's racist, and then only for the amount of time it takes someone else to tell that person to cop on/**** off.

Caoimhín

Not racist, funny but not racist.

Caoimhín

MIN2511 wrote: »

Big deal.... Am black and i am dressing up as a member of KKK

It's halloween if people don't see the joke then they should f*** off

Tell your friend Mr T would be legend!!!!

You Sir, are the legend.

Tha Gopher

The Master wrote: »

He(my friend) is white and intends on "blacking up" for the night

Will he get the laughs he's hoping for?
Or get the ****e kicked out of him?

Unless the party is on Saturday night in The Vaults or the middle floor in Spirit, no, I shouldnt think so. And even if it was I cant imagine he would.

Really, who the **** is going to take offence?

Tar.Aldarion

Depends on how much watermelon you use.
If none, it is racist, because that's just not realistic.

AckwelFoley

Well it depends..

Will he be carrying a plasma tv and yer bike?

Stereo types say they like bikes.

Then it would be racist...

.. and then your mate would deserve to get his ass kicked...

but then they could end up on the front page of the sunday world for kcking the crap out of a "black guy"

hmm.. tough one.

Caoimhín

snyper wrote: »

Stereo types say they like bikes.

Your thinking of travelers. Travelers like bikes, or is that gates...

Im thinking of gates.

Not racist.

Jet Black

vinylmesh wrote: »

YORE MA really wanted me to black up for her last night !

Francisco Damaged Streetlight wrote: »

Double posting fail.

Hey theres nothing wrong with a bit of DP. Especially with yore ma:D