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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)

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Sep 26 '19, 10:58

when it happened.

no one I personally know would count as 'outraged', more like 'i'm so disappointed in you' reactions.
but, no one is pretending it isn't a thing in Canada.

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"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

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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)

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