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News: White kid goes blackface to portray MLK; gets kicked out
Member Since: 5/4/2011
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
1) Why the **** would you do that? You take things waaaaaay too far sometimes. You're being a racist **** right now saying all black people walk around with fried chicken and watermelon? Maybe ya know, there's black people who are educated and contribute to society? It's not making fun of anybody? You're showing respect to someone that you care about?
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You misunderstood everything he way saying. 
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
What's the difference? THAT'S where racism is, white people and black people are no different except skin colour. If you think otherwise that's racist. So really, imitating one ethnic group is no different than imitating another, since we're all equal?
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Everyone is equal; everyone's history and the characteristics that are associated with them ("them" being "everyone") aren't the same (equal), which means different actions by different people are going to convey and elicit different conclusions.
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Originally posted by nezLaos
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That's what you said boo?
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Member Since: 8/31/2011
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
Oh no I understood it completely, the point is, is that you're too ****ing stupid to see that A FREAKING 7 YEAR OLD wasn't doing this to be racist, he wanted to show MLK respect.
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NO ONE SAID THE BOY WAS RACIST!!!!!!!!!!
EVERYONE said that the PARENTS SHOULD HAVE EDUCATED HIM.
omg was I reading the same stuff I'm in the twilight zone.
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Some of yall are so naive.
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
Oh no I understood it completely, the point is, is that you're too ****ing stupid to see that A FREAKING 7 YEAR OLD wasn't doing this to be racist, he wanted to show MLK respect.
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No one said he was racist. Why are you so upset? 
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
Oh no I understood it completely, the point is, is that you're too ****ing stupid to see that A FREAKING 7 YEAR OLD wasn't doing this to be racist, he wanted to show MLK respect.
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your to ****ing stupid to see that NO ONE is blaming the kid, you illeterate asshole.
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The people in this thread are so condescending... I'm a white teenager, so, no, I don't have the experiences that some people have evidentially had regarding being offended by blackface, excuse me. I'm trying to discuss it and find out why people are getting offended, there's no reason to be so rude to me.
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
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Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic
NO ONE SAID THE BOY WAS RACIST!!!!!!!!!!
EVERYONE said that the PARENTS SHOULD HAVE EDUCATED HIM.
omg was I reading the same stuff I'm in the twilight zone. |
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Originally posted by evo
You misunderstood everything he way saying.
Everyone is equal; everyone's history and the characteristics that are associated with them aren't the same (equal), which means different actions by different people are going to convey and elicit different conclusions.
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Please enlighten me on how I misunderstood?
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Originally posted by ethan
Why are his parents to blame? There is NOTHING wrong with this. If it had been Abraham Lincoln and he'd gone without his face painted, it'd be fine. But since he was portraying a black man and he was not born black, it's wrong, it's his parents fault, they deserve to be shot, etc. That's ridiculous.
He wasn't being funny or disrespectful, he was trying to portray MLK, and his parents supported him. People who have a problem with that have to realize how stupid that makes them look.
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Originally posted by ethan
The people in this thread are so condescending... I'm a white teenager, so, no, I don't have the experiences that some people have evidentially had regarding being offended by blackface, excuse me. I'm trying to discuss it and find out why people are getting offended, there's no reason to be so rude to me.
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That's good but don't use your race as an excuse. Plenty of white people know the history behind blackface and wouldn't attempt to portray a black person by going that route. All you need to know is that it definitely will offend people. Blacks and non-blacks.
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
Please enlighten me on how I misunderstood?
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Originally posted by ethan
The people in this thread are so condescending... I'm a white teenager, so, no, I don't have the experiences that some people have evidentially had regarding being offended by blackface, excuse me. I'm trying to discuss it and find out why people are getting offended, there's no reason to be so rude to me.
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You're right. And in the same turn, you don't really have a right to tell black people what they should find offensive.
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Originally posted by ethan
In this day and age, I doubt anyone has been personally victimized by someone doing blackface. Just because it used to mean something doesn't mean it always has to in every instance.
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Originally posted by nezLaos
your to ****ing stupid to see that NO ONE is blaming the kid, you illeterate asshole.
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Pretty sure you just ****ing said if you ever saw someone doing blackface you'd beat the **** outa them? Get your ****ing story straight bitch
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I don't think his parents were thinking it would have been offensive at all when they allowed him to do this...if they did then shame on them
It was probably just a mistake
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Originally posted by ethan
Stop acting like I'm stupid just because I don't understand why someone would be offended by something so trivial as a second grader painting his face black because he was asked to dress up as Martin Luther King, Jr. I'm trying to discuss it and see what others think is wrong with it but it's really hard when all I get are comments telling me that I'm so stupid and can't comprehend anything.
In this day and age, I doubt anyone has been personally victimized by someone doing blackface. Just because it used to mean something doesn't mean it always has to in every instance. That little boy wasn't doing blackface, he just painted his face black to portray a historical black figure.
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No one was calling you stupid.  We just explained it 223982 times and you still didn't seem to understand. I'm pretty sure people have been victimized of blackface nowadays. It's just not as common. And obviously the boy didn't mean anything behind it, it's just the history and the view behind it. He could have done his speech or whatever without the paint.
If anything MLK's dream would have been emphasized even more without it. But I doubt the kid is old enough to analyze that. 
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Originally posted by Quiqui4eva
The boy didn't know any better, but I don't see why he would paint his face black tbh.
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Obviously it was his parents....
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Originally posted by Drais•▲iko
That's good but don't use your race as an excuse. Plenty of white people know the history behind blackface and wouldn't attempt to portray a black person by going that route. All you need to know is that it definitely will offend people. Blacks and non-blacks.
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I wouldn't attempt to portray a black person, either. I know why it would be offensive if I did it, I'm nineteen years old and know better. I would never do something like that that I thought would offend someone.
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Member Since: 10/28/2011
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Can we have a polite discussion? No need for calling names. If a person says something ignorant, don't get mad. Just educate them.
How could his parents let him leave the house like that? He shouldn't have been kicked out of school. It wasn't his fault. He is only 7.
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