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Why Is It Racist To Dress Up As Someone With Dark Skin At A Fancy Dress Party?
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It's ridiculous. He's not made any racist remarks or incited violence, all he has done is get dressed up for a fancy dress party. Anyway, I thought that imitation was the sincerest form of flattery?
It's ridiculous. He's not made any racist remarks or incited violence, all he has done is get dressed up for a fancy dress party. Anyway, I thought that imitation was the sincerest form of flattery?
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Naomi - // And me. I love 'daft'.
Did you know that the Spanish portray Manuel as Italian? There's racist for you. ;o) //
If memory serves, the potential American studios wanted to portray Manuel as Polish - to fit in with their demographic of a 'stupid' race, but when they also wanted to drop Basil and have Sybil running the hotel alone, John Cleese backed out of the project.
Did you know that the Spanish portray Manuel as Italian? There's racist for you. ;o) //
If memory serves, the potential American studios wanted to portray Manuel as Polish - to fit in with their demographic of a 'stupid' race, but when they also wanted to drop Basil and have Sybil running the hotel alone, John Cleese backed out of the project.
Naomi - // Andy-hughes, //I'm surprised you don't know the difference between a black face and 'blackface'.//
Since I know a bit abut theatre, I do know the difference - but I’m not surprised you don’t read all the posts See mine at 15:44 in response to SparklyKid’s question. //
Another in an endless list of incorrect assumptions - I read your post, because I read every post on every thread to which I contribute, but it doesn't alter the fact hat your response to my post indicated that you don't know the difference - even though you state that you do, but I can't read your mind, only what you post.
Since I know a bit abut theatre, I do know the difference - but I’m not surprised you don’t read all the posts See mine at 15:44 in response to SparklyKid’s question. //
Another in an endless list of incorrect assumptions - I read your post, because I read every post on every thread to which I contribute, but it doesn't alter the fact hat your response to my post indicated that you don't know the difference - even though you state that you do, but I can't read your mind, only what you post.
Zacs - //Andy, if you’ve read every post, you must have seen the one where, after someone asked what blackface meant, Naomi replied
‘It's the makeup used by those who dress up as black people.’
No? //
I did, and that is not correct, which is why I posted that Naomi does not appear to know the difference.
In cultural context - 'blackface' refers to white actors who dress up to ape black culture, such as the Minstrel shows of the 1930's when a white actor would wear black makeup with white lips and eye-surrounds as a caricature.
A white actor playing Othello may wear make-up to make himself apear black for the purposes of the role, wears black makeup - that is not 'blackface'.
Al Joslon dresing up to sing minstrel songs - that is 'blackface' - there is a clear and distinct differnece, and Naomi appeared not to know the dfference between them at the time she first posted on ths subject.
‘It's the makeup used by those who dress up as black people.’
No? //
I did, and that is not correct, which is why I posted that Naomi does not appear to know the difference.
In cultural context - 'blackface' refers to white actors who dress up to ape black culture, such as the Minstrel shows of the 1930's when a white actor would wear black makeup with white lips and eye-surrounds as a caricature.
A white actor playing Othello may wear make-up to make himself apear black for the purposes of the role, wears black makeup - that is not 'blackface'.
Al Joslon dresing up to sing minstrel songs - that is 'blackface' - there is a clear and distinct differnece, and Naomi appeared not to know the dfference between them at the time she first posted on ths subject.
andy-hughes, Defintiion of blackface.
a.
a non-Black performer made up to imitate a Black person
b.
the make-up used by such a performer
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a.
a non-Black performer made up to imitate a Black person
b.
the make-up used by such a performer
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Give up whilst the going is good.
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