#blacking up

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And as sure as the sun rises and sets, as sure as fire is hot and rain is wet, in the week after Halloween there’s always at least one Pointless Letter writer angry that you can’t even black up these days without being called racist....

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BROKEN BRITAIN: "It's getting so bad these days, you can't even do a bit of harmless blacking up any more."

[dankusner]

My early intention was to present this record with a cover photo of myself wearing blackface. Aside from providing controversy for hatemongers or offending the delicate sensibilities of the politically correct, my sincere intention was that it would provide a genuine focus on the real “roots” of many of the tunes included, blackface minstrelsy. It’s my contention that a blackface tradition is alive and well hidden behind a modern mask. I believe that “blacking up” should be done correctly, as an exploration of that hollow ring we mistakenly believe was immaculately conceived in Las Vegas, and in a context of true respect for the cultures we ape.

‘ARKANSAS TRAVELER’ Michelle Shocked 1992.

[samiraahmeduk]

Is there a transphobic equivalent to blacking up?

Is there a transphobic equivalent to blacking up?

I wrote a piece for the BBC News website today, originally commissioned about the idea of white actors playing black roles, but I wanted to explore further issues Juliet Jacques had touched on when she came on Front Row recently to review the much acclaimed Tangerine. 10 years after Felicity Huffman, a straight woman was Oscar nominated for Transamerica, were we getting closer to the end of…

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...and here's Richard Littlejohn, hateful homunculus of the Daily Mail, complaining that you can't even black up for charity these days. In other news, it's 2015.