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In response to "When I was in Montreal this past weekend, I heard two white Anglophone middle-aged Canadian men talking about Trudeau/blackface -- (edited)" by ty97

Fair and relevant -cultural context matters tremendously -- nm

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Sep 26 '19, 10:20

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I found it an interesting conversation to hear. Neither man was heated, they were having a friendly conversation. - ty97 Sep 26, 10:37 17
- We actually had a decent and civil conversation about it in the staff room the other day - Reagen Sep 26, 11:24 7
  - What was the take there? Nova Scotia has a decent black population, right? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 26, 11:25 6
    - Yes, although not my particular school - Reagen Sep 26, 11:27 5
      - In more detail - Reagen Sep 26, 12:23 3
        
        He claims it was "an 'Alladin' costume". Agreed on the politics. Disagree on some of the passivity towards it. - Name Withheld By Request Sep 26, 12:36 2
        
        Did you watch the Jim Jefferies thing on the Eskimos? -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 12:51 1
        
        Hadn't. Just did. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 26, 13:12
      - Take a look at the tweets from David Colatto I posted (Abacus). I think he's on to something. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 26, 11:29
- i think they are an anomaly. i hear much more heated conversations between those who clearly see it as wrong and people who sort of excuse it based on the times -- (edited) - Andie Sep 26, 10:58 8
  - "based on the times" ... To be fair, I didn't attend university so I don't know what campus life was like, but ... - Beryllium Sep 26, 11:09 7
    - Yeah, I don't think anybody would have shrugged it off if they showed up at a university party in blackface when I attended in the late 90's. - Name Withheld By Request Sep 26, 11:23 6
      - Oh, I am not saying it should be shrugged off, i am saying that's the most common conversation i hear on it if people disagree. No one is saying it's - Andie Sep 26, 11:37 5
        
        Right. I just find it lazy on their part. The publicly-known events happened between 95-01. Does anyone on here know somebody who's done blackface? -- (edited) - Name Withheld By Request Sep 26, 11:48 4
        
        I don't have any recollection of it but I wouldn't be shocked to find out it happened at a school or town function in the 80s. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 26, 12:27
        
        I don't know a single soul and grew up in Oklahoma. - Pippy - thar she blows! Sep 26, 11:57 1
        
        I wonder if because it would be so obviously known as racist that it's too far over the line -- (edited) - Reagen Sep 26, 12:33
        
        I'm pretty sure I saw it at least once at halloween in the early 90s. But then, I also saw someone dressed as a condom. Very confusing time. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 11:56
But also, people don't want to admit that things they grew up with are racist. -- nm - Roger More Sep 26, 10:25 16
- So, what do we call a Chinese fire-drill now? -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 11:42
- very much this. -- nm - Andie Sep 26, 10:55
- "Racism. Boy, that problem sure is far away and affects nobody I know!" *watches Malcolm X Jesus/dictionary scene* -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 10:50
- Indian giver. Smear the Queer. -- nm - oblique Sep 26, 10:30 12
  - I have never heard of the second one. yeesh. -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 10:33 11
    - It was basically a "tackle the kid with the ball" game. I distinctly remember playing it with no context of why it would be wrong. -- nm - oblique Sep 26, 10:34 10
      - oh you mean Bum Rush - SyrDragon Sep 26, 11:40
      - Yup. -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 11:16
      - So, what do kids call it these days? -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 11:13 3
        
        Minion Rush -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 11:55
        
        Your question assumes that children play outside and unstructured - oblique Sep 26, 11:15 1
        
        I am glad/sad this is not just here. -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 11:35
      - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 26, 10:53
      - YEP -- nm - groiny Sep 26, 10:46
      - that game was around for the longest time. -- nm - Remlik Sep 26, 10:37 1
        
        100% I used to play it at Day Care basically every day. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 26, 10:44

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