A Dallas Cowboys cheerleader does blackface

I agree.

As much as this country has learned from its past mistakes, this is the epitome of the insensitivity to those mistakes.

I also agree that "White Chicks" is nothing compared to this; I don't recall a time in this nation's history where white women at large were buffooned as stupid and lazy.  

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The most beautiful smile is the one that struggles through tears--Graffiti on a bridge outside NYC 

Very much in agreement with this. If a black person dressed up as Lil Wayne, nobody would blink an eye, but just because she needed to darken her skin to do so it's "blackface"? This is nothing like blackface. People paint their skin green to go as the Wicked Witch or blue to go as a Smurf and that's fine, so why not this? I don't see how this is offensive at all.

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Just so you know, my first thought when I see you is not "I want to fuck that girl".

I know I said 'nuff said' earlier, but wow you put everything so succinctly. 

-I speak in random thoughts

I think your post sums up my thoughts 100%.

I agree with everything you said except that it's an Irish tradition that was absorbed by Americans ;P

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Just so you know, my first thought when I see you is not "I want to fuck that girl".

I love how 98% of people who are saying it's "not an issue" and who aren't offended(and even in some cases impressed), aren't people of color. Just an observation.

Secondly, no, I refuse to "lighten up" about racism. Racism isn't just in the explicitly racist things the like of Rush Limbaugh say, but also smaller things, such as the mockery of a black person by some dumbass white person in black face. I could honeslty care less about which day of the year its on, or what movies its in, for it makes not a damn difference. I am positively flummoxed as to how people can ignore what is in their face, and further more be impressed by and defensive of blatant racism. Is there any other way one could take such mockery? And to those who say, "It's halloween! Everyone is mocked! It's an American tradition!" You're right, but would you like to know what other things are American traditions? Racism, transphobia, homophobia, does that make those things alright?

Also, you'll have to pardon the generalization, but is it not true the majority of us are terribly offended by Queer stereotyping in the media? Are we not all up in arms about flamboyantly gay male characters and flannel wearing, man hating lesbians? You'll have to explain the difference. Is that not just 'whimsical and poking fun'?

In the '60 white people were still listening to the Temptations WHILE turning the hoses on and setting dogs on black people, so T Pain, popular or no, is irrelevent. I find it sad that that is your prime example of the progression of race relations in America. That being said, may I say again, it is not just explicitly racist things we must fight, but implicity racist things as well. And, it is only socially frowed upon to be outwardly racist and woefully ignorant to believe that it [racism] hasn't just been swept under the rug, so to speak.

In my opinion, the former is offensive, the latter, okay.

I dressed up as Ellen, and dyed my hair blonde, because hers is. Was that offensive to blondes? Nope. If I had dyed my hair blonde and run around the entire night acting like an idiot, saying I was dressed as "a blonde" then I would be perpetuating stereotypes and I think it would be somewhat offensive.

Similarly, this girl was dressing as a SPECIFIC black person. I wonder if the real problem is the person she chose to dress as. If I had chosen to dress as Wanda Sykes, and had painted my skin brown and donned a wig to look like her, would people here really be offended? I would have considered it an homage to her. I don't dress as people who I don't like.

Blackface was spreading stereotypes of black people in general, negative stereotypes. I suspect much of the problem is that because of who Lil Wayne is, it is perceived as a negative stereotype of blacks in general.

"atleast on halloween people are upfront about how they see the different types of people - the rest of the year they bitch behind your back."

Very true or they have to be drunk or high to be upfront.

"Come On Then Get These Good Done Debbies"