For years black people have painted their faces white and performed without any outrage expressed in the media by any social justice warriors. It's totally unacceptable and makes me feel as though my culture has been appropriated and my ancestral integrity diminished and tarnished irreparably.
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I didn't realize you were French!
-"BB"-
The classic "white clown" is derived from the Pierrot character. His makeup is white, usually with facial features such as eyebrows emphasized in black. He is the more intelligent and sophisticated clown, contrasting with the rude or grotesque Auguste types.
-"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
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These guys are only racially insensitive half the time.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
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Not if they’re Chinese.
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Racist? I say Noh!
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We white Australians are often subjected to humiliating whiteface acts.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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That Abo-lutely unacceptable racist behavior.
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That makes me think of the Aboriginal Dreamtime, and the Last Wave, which I consider Weir's best.Gob wrote:We white Australians are often subjected to humiliating whiteface acts.
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
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Thanks for that recommendation! I just revisited Gallipoli the other day and am in a Weir kind of mood, so I’ll check that out today!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan