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Raffi Torres Halloween Costume

kenshuntkenshunt Posts: 2,863
edited November 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
Is this Racisit, well some people think so, i just think he likes Jay-Z

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  • sparky_frysparky_fry Posts: 760
    the fact that these stories exist is what is really racist. Its a costume, its not like he dressed up as a slave or something discriminating. He dressed up as a famous person, its when people discriminate and say he dressed up as a black person that makes it racist. Personally i think its awesome, and if a black person dressed up as eminem i think it would be equally as awesome. Until we see these things as a person dressing up as another person racism will never go away.

    don't believe me? then listen to Mr. Morgan freeman :lol:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeixtYS-P3s

    of course, this is all my opinion
  • SatansFutonSatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    I don't know. It might not have been meant as offensive, but historically speaking blackface is a no-no. I don't think the dude is being racist, but it is a dumb move for somebody in the public eye to do something they know is going to cause discussions like this. Unless he just wanted the attention.

    I don't find this nearly as bad as that other incident in the story, in which somebody at a game in London, ONT threw a banana at a black player.
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  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,687
    I didn't find it offensive. But I always wondered what would happen if a black person dressed up as a white person c/w paint and all, would it garner as much attention and would society think it was racist?
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  • sparky_frysparky_fry Posts: 760
    BLACK35 wrote:
    I didn't find it offensive. But I always wondered what would happen if a black person dressed up as a white person c/w paint and all, would it garner as much attention and would society think it was racist?
    http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/11/dwyane_wade_dresses_as_justin.php

    i dont remember that being a big deal
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    kenshunt wrote:
    Is this Racisit, well some people think so, i just think he likes Jay-Z

    http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/10/ ... -to-learn/
    me too

    it's an honor not an insult
  • Green CircleGreen Circle Posts: 5,192
    Agreed...

    This is Black Face. c-jw-01-16-mammy.jpg

    This is what people (society) deemed racist.

    This is not what he did. I sure he is a fan of Jay-Z and it was more of what pandora said an honor than an insult.

    Its the media that makes it more negative than it is!
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  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,687
    sparky_fry wrote:
    BLACK35 wrote:
    I didn't find it offensive. But I always wondered what would happen if a black person dressed up as a white person c/w paint and all, would it garner as much attention and would society think it was racist?
    http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/11/dwyane_wade_dresses_as_justin.php

    i dont remember that being a big deal

    Didn't even know about this, but exactly what I thought. Only cause I white guy did it could the media make it out to be a racist thing
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,812
    What about when Mac dressed up as Murtagh in Lethal Weapon 5?

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  • Phantom PainPhantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    What about Soul Man ?

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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,812
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    What about Soul Man ?

    000169_27.jpg

    :lol: good one, forgot about that

    or how about the Wayans Bros in White Chicks :?

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  • Bennyorr4Bennyorr4 Posts: 307
    It's all about context. If you mean it to racist, it's racist. If you are trying to be funny and there is no racist intent then its just that, funny. Just like the White chicks movie and Sunny in Philly. Love Philly BTW. If someone takes acception to these types of things then mabey they, themselves are racist.
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