Was This Racist Or Just A Bit Of Fun?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2665775/FIFA-probe-claims-Germany-fans-wore-black-face-makeup-Ghana-game.html

If you think it racist, please explain what particular harm was done.

[Baldric]

Guess these guys are racist then?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Sintenpiet.jpg/220px-Sintenpiet.jpg

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

[Peter Pedant]

Its Sinter Klaas and Zwarte Piet - Black Peter.
I claim my prize

I thought the Dutch were going thro the usual soul searching on that one. Santas elves and little helpers are always blacked up in Holland.

A bit like re writing the Nativity Plays to write out the Blood lIbel and anti-jewish bits....

Baldric - you can cope with a Hitler salute being unlawful in Germany and not in England can't you ?

[royfromaus]

It's outdated though, Baldric.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24979498

[Baldric]

PICKY!!!!

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT looking at the three pictures you asked about I have no idea about the guy in the first picture but the second shows a fan with his face painted in the flag of Ghana and I doubt the third is from Ghana since he has the Nigerian colours on his face so I don't think they have offended anyone.