"Blackface" Discussion

Baxter

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I'm sure I've seen more 'blackface' on Twitter over the last couple days for ages. feck is wrong with people?
 

Cee90

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Haha is this guy for real?!

Jeez.
 

friendlytramp

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Is he dressed as a specific person/character or just a generic black basketball player? If it’s the first then it’s daft but not in any way racism or bigotry.
 

MoneyMay

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Is he dressed as a specific person/character or just a generic black basketball player? If it’s the first then it’s daft but not in any way racism or bigotry.
Educate yourself, please, before you hold a big L.
 

JPRouve

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Yeah, that's one bad performance.:lol:
 

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At best he's just a fecking idiot. People will say the PC brigade are too much but in today's day and age, you gotta take the flak doing something like that.
 

wr8_utd

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I don't think he's intending to be racist or anything and it's just sheer stupidity on his part. It's not going to go down well at all though.
 

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fecking hell what a dumbass how can he and his team be so dumb especially in this day and age. I don't think he is racist by the way, I'm just shocked that he didn't know better or wasn't advised how stupid this is. Non-football twitter will eat him alive now
 

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It's not even remotely racist, anyone who thinks it is or takes offence needs to get a life.
 

Beachryan

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They really don't learn much in these 'academies' do they?
 

Summit

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Why is this considered racist?
 

saivet

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Research blackface for why some would be offended.

I'm not offended, but it's cringeworthy that someone would do that and think it's funny.
 

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I don't really find it offensive to be honest. It's not as if he's just coloured himself pitch black and gave himself giant lips (like blackface).
 

space

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How are people here so stupid, do you know the history of blackface and what it represents, stop acting like there is nothing wrong with this
 

DWelbz19

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How are people here so stupid, do you know the history of blackface and what it represents, stop acting like there is nothing wrong with this
Agreed. Bemusing comments.
 

BennyBlanco

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How are people here so stupid, do you know the history of blackface and what it represents, stop acting like there is nothing wrong with this
I don't think they do, thats why they're genuinely asking why its deemed racist.