[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

The act of blackface in itself is racist. There's no ifs or buts about it.

I dont mean the whole burnt cork etc..but using make up and wigs...thats not racist.

[ethanjames]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Whats racist about dressing up as eddie murphy or some othe black entertainer? As long as you aint negatively stereotyping them, surely its ok to impersonate them by applying some make up and rehearse for weeks with your step dad?..

Or would it be ok for this kid to have blacked up shoved some pillows up his shirt and down his tights to impersonate that massively fat black drag act?

black face is a racist act its not something to be compared no matter the context its racist due to its history drag isn't offensive... i don't see ur point

[Beso]

Originally Posted by ethanjames

black face is a racist act its not something to be compared no matter the context its racist due to its history drag isn't offensive... i don't see ur point

Like i said..lets call it the modern blackfacing...you know, with wigs and make up and no stereotyping..

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I agree ,if it's for a show and there is no negative connotations they should be able to dress up or black up,or both. If it's ok for one to mimic ,it's ok for the other.

Wrong.

Blackface was not created to imitate black people, it was to ridicule them by turning them into caricatures both with racist stereotypes and appearances meant to dehumanise them.

The act of painting one's face black to imitate a black person can never be anything other than racist. To attempt to justify blackface is shocking.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Like i said..lets call it the modern blackfacing...you know, with wigs and make up and no stereotyping..

Except to call it that would be a complete illogical falsity and a straight up lie.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Except to call it that would be a complete illogical falsity and a straight up lie.

A wordsmith telling a man what words he can and cant use...omg..dezzy come on, gies peace mun....

[Crimson Dynamo]

Youtube video

Racist? No, our black-face dance is a proud tradition

The Britannia Coco-nut Dancers or Nutters are a troupe of Lancastrian clog dancers who perform every Easter in Bacup, dancing 7 miles (11 km) across the town. There are eight dancers and a whipper-in, who controls the proceedings.

Its an ancient English tradition still going on today

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...tradition.html

brings in tourism

[Beso]

Modern blackfacing where kids who dont judge by colour or sexuality can dress up with make up, wigs and frilly dresses cause they dont judge....


Whats wrong with that?

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by parmnion

A wordsmith telling a man what words he can and cant use...omg..dezzy come on, gies peace mun....

I'm not saying you can't say those words, people are entitled to be wrong just like others are entitled to tell them they are wrong.

I've explained before why blackface and drag can't be compared. Drag is inclusive, anyone can do drag and it's not at the expense of anyone. The act of blackface is inherently an attack on black people.

[ethanjames]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I've explained before why blackface and drag can't be compared. Drag is inclusive, anyone can do drag and it's not at the expense of anyone. The act of blackface is inherently an attack on black people.

spill the tea

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I'm not saying you can't say those words, people are entitled to be wrong just like others are entitled to tell them they are wrong.

I've explained before why blackface and drag can't be compared. Drag is inclusive, anyone can do drag and it's not at the expense of anyone. The act of blackface is inherently an attack on black people.

So impersonating bob marley cause you love him is an attack on all like him....ohhhhhhkaaaaaay.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by parmnion

So impersonating bob marley cause you love him us an attack on all like him.

If you paint your skin black, yes it is.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

If you paint your skin black, yes it is.

With make up and wig?

[Beso]

This kid was impersonating lil kim. He had make up on.

[Crimson Dynamo]

drag isnt inclusive

y'all want your own special section in the forum

[Tom4784]

Love Island isn't inclusive.

It has it's own special section on the forum!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Love Island isn't inclusive.

It has it's own special section on the forum!

its for all gays and straights with no taste in men/woman or tv shows

drag race, whether you admit it or not, is for The Gays only

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

its for all gays and straights with no taste in men/woman or tv shows

drag race, whether you admit it or not, is for The Gays only

Even when the majority of viewers are straight women?

[RileyH]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

its for all gays and straights with no taste in men/woman or tv shows

drag race, whether you admit it or not, is for The Gays only

I love it and I'm not gay

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Underscore

Even when the majority of viewers are straight women?

Can you back that up with specific viewing figure data?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by RileyH

I love it and I'm not gay

are you sure

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

its for all gays and straights with no taste in men/woman or tv shows

drag race, whether you admit it or not, is for The Gays only

Big Brother is for women and gays and here you are x

[Underscore]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Can you back that up with specific viewing figure data?

"In the past few months, I’ve had many conversations about drag’s newest audience, and not just with other queens. Last week, I talked with a contact on Drag Race network Logo’s social media team, who shared his perspective on condition of anonymity. “I spoke with our research team, and they said that the demographics of users are hard to track because the data is unreliable,” he told me. “People make fan accounts and profiles with misleading ages and such.” Even so, it’s hard not to see that young female fans match gay male fans almost one to one. “From what I’ve seen,” my source said, “the demographics seem to be pretty split between younger female teenage fans and gay men from their 20s to 40s.”"

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2...a=gdpr-consent

From the producers of Drag Race

[ethanjames]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

its for all gays and straights with no taste in men/woman or tv shows

drag race, whether you admit it or not, is for The Gays only

its not though..... i watch it with my 14 year old heterosexual sister and my 49 year old mum and they both adore it. its not a gay only event its for people who want to celebrate diversty. im not even gay man im bi

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Big Brother is for women and gays and here you are x

They stole it and ruined it.