Pat Kane Strikes Again

[duke66]

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/ ... n-son.html

hmmm just being a young kid, or another tool move???

[tjand72]

I never got why everyone gets so upset when white people do this. It would be completely unacceptable if someone decided to do true blackface and dress up like they're in a damn minstrel show. These guys were dressing up as sports heroes from the town in which they play. There's nothing racist about it. Now, I get that blackface has a very disgusting past, but that was because blacks were specifically targeted and and ridiculed because of their race.

Was it smart for these guys to dress like this? Probably not. Was it in any way, shape, or form a racist act? Nope.

/rant

[Bob McKenzie]

I wonder if the writer of that article felt it was ok for the Wayans brothers to do the film "White Chicks."

[duke66]

I never got why everyone gets so upset when white people do this. It would be completely unacceptable if someone decided to do true blackface and dress up like they're in a damn minstrel show. These guys were dressing up as sports heroes from the town in which they play. There's nothing racist about it. Now, I get that blackface has a very disgusting past, but that was because blacks were specifically targeted and and ridiculed because of their race.

Was it smart for these guys to dress like this? Probably not. Was it in any way, shape, or form a racist act? Nope.

/rant

i happen to agree with u 100%. however, with his crazy summer in buffalo, this type of costume is just asking for trouble. but i couldn't care less.

[Pavel Bure]

I'm gonna give this a great big huge who cares.

[tjand72]

I hear you Duke, but I just had to vent a little.

[duke66]

I hear you Duke, but I just had to vent a little.

no problem man, this is why we luv this message board!!

[Easton]

People need to try and laugh, or at least lighten up a bit more. It's good for your soul.

[SolidSnake]

He's still an idiot. One good season for him and Chicago. I used to be a fan of him but not anymore.

[Pavel Bure]

He's still an idiot. One good season for him and Chicago. I used to be a fan of him but not anymore.

He's 21 years old. He'd most likely still be in college at this point. He acts how someone that age acts.

[MalkINintheMiddle]

Awwww poor guy


This is so stupid, this guy has no spine. People who are so offended easily piss me off, especially by this crap.

Scottie Pippen was black, Patrick Kane dressed up as Scottie Pippen. Boo-fricken-hoo

[duke66]

i posted this thread just for some response, but i agree with anyone who says big f'in deal. however in this day and age, stuff like this gets overblown, especially with public figures.

[K2]

LOL @ Adam "I kinda look like Scott Stapp" Burish

[Letang Is The Truth]

i really dont see the big deal about this but the kid is a celeb and is the public eye so it would behoove him to err on the side of caution and not do things like this

[doublem]

Who cares. Is is bad taste. I guess, but I don't think its a big deal.

[pfim]

Maybe he should have gone as Steve Kerr or Luc Longley...seriously, the commentary is ridiculous.

[canaan]

gtfo. he dresses up as a Chicago Bull and people are giving him crap for it? whatever.

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

Pat Kane did nothing wrong here. He dressed up as a famous basketball player for Halloween. So what! The people that have a problem with this need to get over themselves.

[Pitts]

Pat Kane did nothing wrong here. He dressed up as a famous basketball player for Halloween. So what! The people that have a problem with this need to get over themselves.

Agree. It's the same as the Dallas cheerleader who wanted to be Lil Wayne...what was she supposed to do - be the "white" version? Give me a break!

[Samsdog]

This kind of stuff always hits a button with me. Just makes my blood boil. Seriously who the heck is he hurting by doing this? Please tell me. What possible negative impact could this have on anyone?

[Caputi19]

Being in Chicago, you think people wouldnt have a problem goin as one of the best players on the Bulls during their string of 6 championships. What would have happened if he went as Jordan...haha

[Malkamaniac]

White Chicks was a cool movie. Have you seen it? It's when black guys make a movie about pretending to be white chicks and paint themselves white.

Oh Wait. That's a movie and this is a picture.

[K2]

Maybe he should have gone as Steve Kerr or Luc Longley...seriously, the commentary is ridiculous.

Burish with shorter hair could pass as Toni Kukoc

[llipgh2]

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 guess we are spoiled by Sid "Yes, he's boring. Yes, he's too PC. But he ain't stupid." Crosby. He certainly handles himself well in and out of the public eye. When the most scandalous pic of you floating around the web is you sleeping with the Stanley Cup, you are doing something right.

[canaan]

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.