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News: White kid goes blackface to portray MLK; gets kicked out
Member Since: 5/28/2010
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Originally posted by nezLaos
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Girl put the link between [img] and [/img]. This is the second time I've seen you do that.
And I agree. No one should be painting their face.
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Member Since: 1/8/2012
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He's not racist, people overreact over the dumbest things
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Member Since: 6/1/2010
Posts: 65,177
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Originally posted by Rigalo
I never got why black face was racist in the first place
Can someone explain it to me?
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Blackface was used in minstrel shows by white people to stereotype and make fun of black people and their characteristics.
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Member Since: 6/4/2010
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Blame the parents? Why? No one did anything wrong except the school. The kid was assigned to portray MLKJ (first mistake)... and he is white... what else were they supposed to do?
Not everything is racist.
idk why Beyonce fans are mad when she goes out in a "whiteface" all the time, so.........
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Don't go around deleting posts Electroheart. Any person with a brain that lives in the United States is aware of the history concerning blackface. It brings back lots of painful memories for blacks. Some of you really need to open a damn history book and stop being so ignorant.
And Beyoncé is a damn light skinned black woman. Any person that actually interacts with blacks know that during the seasons we either get lighter or darker. Just completely ignorant.
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
Posts: 20,342
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Originally posted by Deuces.
Girl put the link between [img] and [/img]. This is the second time I've seen you do that.
And I agree. No one should be painting their face.
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i dont get it, what do you mean? like this
is it not showing up? im new to this and use atrl primarily through my ipod.
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Member Since: 8/31/2011
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Originally posted by Drais•▲iko
Don't go around deleting posts Electroheart. Any person with a brain that lives in the United States is aware of the history concerning blackface. It brings back lots of painful memories for blacks. Some of you really need to open a damn history book and stop being so ignorant.
And Beyoncé is a damn light skinned black woman. Any person that actually interacts with blacks know that during the seasons we either get lighter or dark. Just completely ignorant.
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preach
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
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Originally posted by Drais•▲iko
Don't go around deleting posts Electroheart. Any person with a brain that lives in the United States is aware of the history concerning blackface. It brings back lots of painful memories for blacks. Some of you really need to open a damn history book and stop being so ignorant.
And Beyoncé is a damn light skinned black woman. Any person that actually interacts with blacks know that during the seasons we either get lighter or dark. Just completely ignorant.
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You caught that post as well? I was about to quote it, until sister deleted it.
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
Posts: 29,225
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Originally posted by nezLaos
i dont get it, what do you mean? like this
is it not showing up? im new to this and use atrl primarily through my ipod.
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Yes like that.
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Member Since: 6/4/2010
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Originally posted by fortheloveofmusic
preach
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Originally posted by Deuces.
You caught that post as well? I was about to quote it, until sister deleted it.
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These girls need to open a history book
And she thought she was slick. Honey I screencapped that. She will enjoy that warning point.
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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Originally posted by Deuces.
Yes like that.
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thank you!
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Member Since: 6/1/2010
Posts: 65,177
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Poor kid, though. He seems so innocent in that news report.
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Originally posted by Drais•▲iko
Honey I screencapped that. She will enjoy that warning point.
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Member Since: 12/31/2010
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Poor kid. It's not his fault. He wasn't trying to be offensive. In fact, he was trying to pay homage. Shouldn't have been kicked out. That being said, definitely should result in a conference of some sort with the teacher, student and parent.
Not only that, but the parents should've known it wouldn't have been a good idea.
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Member Since: 12/4/2010
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I hope one of y'all reported that mess. Reckless.
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Originally posted by Drais•▲iko
And she thought she was slick. Honey I screencapped that. She will enjoy that warning point.
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Oh.
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Member Since: 5/28/2010
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Originally posted by Drais•▲iko
These girls need to open a history book
And she thought she was slick. Honey I screencapped that. She will enjoy that warning point.
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Yas, get ha.
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Member Since: 4/5/2012
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I really don't see the huge problem here, as the intent wasn't to be derogatory.
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Member Since: 4/5/2012
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In addition to my previous post, it wasn't the right thing to do, but they shouldn't be TOO hard on the kid, he doesn't quite understand, you know?
Maybe people will learn what not to do in the future
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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If you were portraying an Italian mob boss and you slicked your hair back and but on a beater, does that make you racist? If you were portraying an aboriginal and brought feathers, head piece, face paint, and a gown, does that make you racist? No. The same think goes with MLK. If anybody was racist it was that lady who reported them. We want to eliminate racism, yet we constantly treat black people as a touchy subject? Nobody makes a big deal out of the ones I listed above? MLK and black people in general are no different, and if you call someone out and make a big deal out of it, than YOU are the one who is racist. We want so badly to have equality, so why treat black people differently for that kind of stuff? Don't single them out when we're trying to blend them in, THAT is racism.
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I'm scared to read the ignorance on the previous pages
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Member Since: 8/31/2011
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
If you were portraying an Italian mob boss and you slicked your hair back and but on a beater, does that make you racist? If you were portraying an aboriginal and brought feathers, head piece, face paint, and a gown, does that make you racist? No. The same think goes with MLK. If anybody was racist it was that lady who reported them. We want to eliminate racism, yet we constantly treat black people as a touchy subject? Nobody makes a big deal out of the ones I listed above? MLK and black people in general are no different, and if you call someone out and make a big deal out of it, than YOU are the one who is racist. We want so badly to have equality, so why treat black people differently for that kind of stuff? Don't single them out when we're trying to blend them in, THAT is racism.
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Racism will ALWAYS be here and relevant. What's fact is fact.So because we want to be equal, I'm going to just let everybody walk around in black face with a piece of fried chicken and watermelon on the side imitating black people or let black people make fun of white people?
We've already established that it's not the boy fault, but that doesn't mean that the act was wrong and shouldn't have been done. That's why I blame the parents.
and @ u comparing black face to slicking ur hair back acting like a dam mob boss
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
If you were portraying an Italian mob boss and you slicked your hair back and but on a beater, does that make you racist? If you were portraying an aboriginal and brought feathers, head piece, face paint, and a gown, does that make you racist? No. The same think goes with MLK. If anybody was racist it was that lady who reported them. We want to eliminate racism, yet we constantly treat black people as a touchy subject? Nobody makes a big deal out of the ones I listed above? MLK and black people in general are no different, and if you call someone out and make a big deal out of it, than YOU are the one who is racist. We want so badly to have equality, so why treat black people differently for that kind of stuff? Don't single them out when we're trying to blend them in, THAT is racism.
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ugh, you just dont get it. the point is, if i catch you doing it im beating the **** out of you.
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