Okay yeah, in films and whatnot. Get a real black actor.
If you want to do a really accurate Mr. T cosplay though... IDK. Seems problematic, but it shouldn't be. If you're blacking up to mock black people, then surely it's the mocking that's at issue more than the makeup.
It's not really the same issue as a non-Muslim woman dressing up in a burka.
If a Mongolian wants to wear sock suspenders, or a Chadian wants to wear a bowler hat, I do not feel my culture is being harmed or threatened. If a Mauri wants a Celtic tattoo, so what? If a Welsh Patagonian wants to wear a bindi to a Jewish wedding where the Micronesian groom wears a Scottish kilt, fine.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Thu 19 Aug 2021, 14:57,
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Probably more about the history of racial oppression than the actual act.
Just because "it shouldn't be" doesn't mean it won't be interpreted as at least insensitive, if not deeply offensive.
Yes, get an actor of the particular skin colour/accent required.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 19 Aug 2021, 16:23,
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Oh I understand it's a social no-no
but I still think there's a difference between a white person blacking up to essentially take a black person's job, or to misrepresent them (e.g. a minstrel show), and getting upset over people wearing clothes for their aesthetic value without attaching religious significance to them. I don't think it's the same issue.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Thu 19 Aug 2021, 19:27,
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Full of grey areas , depends who's watching and where you are.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Fri 20 Aug 2021, 1:46,
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Omigod, it's almost as if nuance is thing!
Yeah, time place intent etc.
If I have African ceremonial masks in my house, it's not because I'm pretending I'm a witch doctor, it's because I thought they were cool and bought them on my gap year doing charidee work.
Or whatever. Just dont be a dick.
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Invisible Wizard - 13th Level Scrote, Fri 20 Aug 2021, 6:55,
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