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RE: BLACKFACE: a musing
It's not an offensive term.
It never originated from anything racist. It is a description. This is
ridiculous.
And I have been the victim of intolerance and bigotry.
Just because one dude feels it is an offensive term, doesn't mean we
need to change.
I respect the guy's opinion, but opinions are like. . .um. . .something.
. .I can't remember.
Give me my blackface.
Give me my blackface.
Give me my blackface.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: David J. Grossman [mailto:dave@unpronounceable.com]
>>Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:37 AM
>>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>Subject: Re: BLACKFACE: a musing
>>
>>> Personally, I get really sad when we can't use words like
>>'gay' and
>>> 'blackface' because cultural intolerance has turned those
>>phrases from
>>> literal ones into highly sensitive and hurtful concepts.
>>
>>I had never heard the term blackface used for anything other
>>than the old vaudeville act (
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface ) until this topic
>>came up. To be honest, I didn't think too much about it but I
>>can totally understand how someone might take offense to
>>that. To be fair though, it is also obvious that no offense
>>was meant by its usage here. Perhaps there is another benign
>>usage of the term we're not all aware of.
>>
>>I vote that we just stop using the term and drop the subject.
>>As I've said, just say EDP+. It's easier to type too. :-)
>>
>>- Dave
>>
>>
>>