So if he dresses like yao ming, you would expect him to color his skin yellow and slant his eyes? C'mon now.
"Blackface" Discussion
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I dont think hes racist but it is a very stupid thing and is racist. I doubt he knew because most of the offense from blackface is in the UK and USA. Not sure on france
I'm saying a person wouldn't be prompted to even think of googling this if he genuinely thinks it isn't offensive/racist.
What an ignoramus.
What a stupid thing to say, you can use this argument to give weight to any negative stereotype
When you saw the term in the title of this thread you should google it before posting.
In fact is very simple.
Yeah, I'm not sure why people that clearly aren't well-informed would bother getting involved without doing some research. Entering a conversation on a sensitive topic without proper knowledge is just asking for trouble. Using ignorance as an excuse afterwards doesn't really make sense as nobody forced you to comment. Would someone enter a maths competition with no preparation and then be surprised when they fail?
So are you saying we are just lying for the sake of it? I have just asked my wife and she too wasn't aware.
We are talking about this because of the first thing that he is famous. If someone we are not expected to sign like say Kroos or Modric did this we would still be talking about this.
The fecking term wasn't in the title in the previous thread smart arse.
See my yao ming example above, he can dress up as his favourite basketball player without coloring his skin/face.
What a dumb thing to do 
I'm pretty sure this wasn't blackface, this was Griezmann just being racist by painting his skin. From what I saw on twitter he did not have the painted lips, so it wasnt an attempt at blackface.
I repent this error.
Can you reply without name calling(like a mature person)?
Can you read the rules? You supposed to reply the post, not attack the poster.
Who needed to?
Not really sure how anyone can say without confidence that this isn’t racist.
At the very least this is ignorant by him and shows a lack of awareness.
However he’s fully involved and intertwined within NBA and hip hop culture - you can’t be that ignorant while participating in the culture.
He's only the dude playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Can't be arsed with the racism debate. But he's obviously thick as pig shit for doing it then posting it on social media for millions to see. These footballers may have millions of pounds but they have feck all common sense.
When someone comes in the thread being a smart arse with me, I'll tell them. Fact is you have tried to be a smart arse with me, have you not?
@a_devil_inside
Yes!
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Depends on what you weren't aware of. If you're unfamiliar with the term itself, fair enough. If you had no idea that, in the past, white actors were used to portray black individuals as black people were seen as too inferior to be used as actors, I'd be honestly surprised.
At best terribly ignorant and at worst outright racist. What a stupid man.
On a side note, I'm also surprised that so many didn't know what blackface is. I thought that was a failry well known thing? Got mentioned a lot when Tropic Thunder came out too I think.
On a side note, I'm also surprised that so many didn't know what blackface is. I thought that was a failry well known thing? Got mentioned a lot when Tropic Thunder came out too I think.
He and Suarez will be great at Barca.
What is racist in this? All I've seen is him dressed as a black basket ball player. I don't think that means he's racist?
With the way you were writing, it looked like you were speaking on behalf of all black people. Your skin is unique to you, and black people come in all types of skin tones. Some black people are not offended by blackface, sometimes because they have a high tolerance, others because it is not culturally relevant. You have every right to be offended and call it racist like it is.
I regret entering this thread.
The bloke has practically immersed himself in black culture, but is himself racist? I don't think so, it just doesn't make any sense, especially posting it on social media for all to see.
I agree it's ignorant, incredibly ignorant, but I do not believe it to be racist.
What a daft thing to do.
All out for Dybala.
All out for Dybala.
So much drama in the social media driven world, his two best mates are black, I'm sure Pogba will be defending him come tomorrow.
Genuinely didn't know.
He’s obviously not racist (well not based on this anyway), he’s just incredibly stupid.
It doesn't, just an idiot.
Because, you know, everyone realises that blacking up is offensive, right?
Thanks for that. This post has educated me on the matter more than anything else in this thread.
I wrote my opinion on the subject that’s all.
I’m aware that not every black person will agree it’s racist, that however doesn’t make it not racist.
He himself is not racist no.
However the act itself is racist. It’s that simple, whether he was aware or not.
Yeah. Cause that's the problem in this story.
Social media driven world..
Fairly sure if you walked around like that in the real world you'd quickly piss some people off. Though you likely wouldn't walk around like that as you probably know it's a very ignorant thing to do. Hardly a social media thing.
English is not my first language, but that bold part sounds childish and offensive tbh.
And i dont know what you ment.
If i want to say something to you i'll do it straight and plain.
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