I didn't agree that this was racism either. I get that people 'blacked up' a hundred years ago to mock black people with unfair stereotypes, but this man is not doing that. He's dressing up as a film character, presumably a character he admired, so if anything it's a tribute to a famous black actor who portrayed the character. Why tar this chap with the same brush as people who acted out some racist stereotypes before he was even born?IMO no - but people are spinning it any way that suits them. What about this one?
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lon...p-fiction-costume-for-halloween-a3974261.html
Well then it wouldn't look very much like Salah would it? I hate when people blow things like this out of proportion because it obscures actual racism that occurs all the time.It's a minefield and so best avoided. Put on the wig, put on the shirt, draw on the beard. Leave it there. The rest is the mum trying to get in the papers.
Well then it wouldn't look very much like Salah would it? I hate when people blow things like this out of proportion because it obscures actual racism that occurs all the time.
You mean if Salah dressed as a nine-year-old girl?I wonder how many would be offended if this were round the other way.
It would look enough like Salah that people would know still. The wig, the hair, the shirt, it is enough. We all know that doing this causes offence to many people so why do it. Just don't, not hard.
Don't know that I have ever seen it the other way around. It would not bother me if it happened as you describe but the issue is that many ARE offended by so called blacking up so just avoid it.I wonder how many would be offended if this were round the other way.
So you prefer to prod and poke at a sore that you know will cause offence to people. Why? There is enough genuine aggro in the world without creating and adding to it.That’s a terrible attitude to take. We should work on eradicating the actual wrongs in the world - not tiptoeing around situations and pretending there is a problem where none exists.
So you prefer to prod and poke at a sore that you know will cause offence to people. Why? There is enough genuine aggro in the world without creating and adding to it.