canaan wrote:llipgh2 wrote:Blackface is seen as offensive because the history behind it, just as one of the posters in the article noted. I doubt Kane meant it to be or understood it to be offensive. But he has to realize, especially after the cab incident, he is going to be scrutinized. He needs to think once in a while.
I earnestly believe there to be a huge difference between racially-motivated theatrical blackface and dressing up for halloween. I dont think the scrutiny of Kane, or that Dallas cheerleader for that matter, is appropriate and is rather silly. Where that line would be blurred, would be in the person's behavior while donning the make-up that could lend to racial overtones--which, from what ive read, was never an issue in either case.
that being said, i understand the issues (oversensitive america, history, etc) but the correllation of racism and these costumes is a tad absurd. I dont see any outrage from the native american's re: the wide variety of those that fake bake/spray tan to achieve that authentic indian look.
The characters portrayed by kane and the cheerleader are both flamboyant and iconic figures. I find it highly hypocritical that comedy shows such as SNL and MadTV can parody these figures (by white actors) and is revered as comedy, where as if an individual does something similar at a halloween party, there is some underlying racism. The whole thing reeks of boring news week.
Amen to that. The author can say all he wants that he isn't writing about this because he thinks it's racist, but that's a crock. If he didn't think that, he wouldn't be suggesting that Kane needs to think before he does something like this. It's totally ridiculous that anyone would think this is racist.
