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Not to mention the move White Chicks.

On Halloween I had some African-American young men come to my house in white face. The thought did cross my mind that there would have been a cry of racisim is the situation had been reversed. I can't understand being offended either way.

I think the new generation, mainly college age and younger, are widely not concerned with racism.

The main people keeping racism alive are the ones complaining.

If the complainers would shut up, the new generation could create the desired equality organically.

I just feel like it is dicipating with each passing generation, and those who are acting as watchdogs are only hurting the situation.

If new generations of black people are going to continue to be sensitive about their ancestory, and new generations of white people continue to condone racism, then nothing will ever completely change.

How come it is always white people saying what is offensive for other races. How about we shut the fuck up and if some else is offended let them bitch. We have turned into such babies in this country. There was a story yesterday about an apartment complex telling tenants to take down their American flags or be evicted cuz some 1 might be offended by it, they also said no American flag stickers on cars either.

Totally agree wit ya BradE.

And WashHater... slavery happened ages and ages and ages ago... are you still pissed off at people who live in the UK for 'no taxation w/o representation'?

As Ian McKay of Minor Threat/Fugazi put it in his song "Guilty of Being White"

"I'm sorry for something I didn't do. Sure it was somebody, but I don't know who.

You blame me, for slavery. 100 years before I was born."

Heard a discussion of this on BaD radio today. There are some mitigating circumstances with her portraying an actual individual rather than a stereotype. If she had done like the kids at Tarleton and gone as Aunt Jemima to an MLK party, that is highly insensitive, but the portrayal of lil Wayne is another case. Would she have been offensive if she had the same costume sans blackface? Does this mean that blackface by ANY white person is going to be offensive to some portions of the population?

Carlos Mencia can get away with saying things that I can't as a forty-something white guy. Rappers can get away with lyrics that would get Toby Keith in trouble. That's how it is. There will always be some portion of the population that is gonna be offended. Did she mean to be offensive? I doubt it. Is there a double standard? Yep, very definitely. Is it likely to change anytime soon? Nope. Stop dreaming and wake-up this is not a post-racial world. Even if we did just elect a black man to be President. There might be some young kids that don't see things the same way their parents or grandparents did, but there are still plenty of haters out there and plenty of sensitive feelings. Visceral responses to slights real and imagined are not usually logical. I hope the girl doesn't lose her job over it, but I foresee sensitivity seminars in her future.

@Brad, it's dissipating. no dig at you, just sayin.

If I was an African American I would probably be a little offended. Her costume does perpetuate a negative stereotype. But her makeup wasn't "black face" in the truest since so I would grant that she wasn't trying to be malicious, but misguidedly creative. On Halloween I saw a douche-bag in true "black face" as Michael Vick with a torn up stuffed dog with fake blood, and I think that was truly offensive. It's a fine line. For people to judge what offends others strikes me as an exercise in futility. We all have our own histories and experiences that make us process images/events in different emotional ways. The bottom line is this: She's a Smoking Hot Cowboy Cheerleader and that would have made a fine costume.

But why would she go there at all? What makes a person think, "Oh, I'll be black man about to go to jail." I get the feeling that if she was dressed as Sarah Palin wearing a dunce hat, or looking mentally disabled, more of you would be offended by that. And Jerry probably would have already fired her for pissing-off most of his suite owners and more than half of the fan base.

I noticed the vampire is also in whiteface, and I'm offended.

Richie,
why can't she just say she has a drinking problem and that she's going into rehab and is putting everything in God's hands.
If I was here, I would see what I could do to get my face on one of those IAmSecond billboards.

Brad E-
It's this sort of line that is the problem.
"to be sensitive about their ancestory,"

It's not "their" ancestry that "they" are sensitive about. They are proud of their ancestry; it's the insensitivity of a majority class system about the continual support of those who do not take our horrible history as a country into consideration.
The history of black face is particularly derisive. Blacks were so hated they were not allowed to play themselves and white actors used black face as a means to exaggerate gross stereotypes and abusive situations. Whites in black face often acted like animals and much worse.
If it "you are allowed to be anything you want for Halloween” why not pick something that is a bit more mature and well thought out?