Re:Netflix removes Community episode due to “blackface”
by mc32 on Sunday June 28, 2020 @08:23AM
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Removing this episode raises some good questions about what people are allowed to talk about.
In my estimation having someone play “a dark elf” isn’t the same as blackface. Within acting blackface would be using a non black actor with exaggerated makeup to portray a cartoon version of their interpretation of a black person or culture.
On the other hand I find it ironic that it’s among the most liberal of industries where the issue is most visible.
It reminds me that episode of the original Star Trek where a race of aliens is of human appearance but half their bodies are black and the other half white. It’s a commentary on race, is that blackface?
In my estimation having someone play “a dark elf” isn’t the same as blackface. Within acting blackface would be using a non black actor with exaggerated makeup to portray a cartoon version of their interpretation of a black person or culture.
On the other hand I find it ironic that it’s among the most liberal of industries where the issue is most visible.
It reminds me that episode of the original Star Trek where a race of aliens is of human appearance but half their bodies are black and the other half white. It’s a commentary on race, is that blackface?