Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish stereotypes

Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by asutekku on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:26AM (#24130008)

I’d say the line should drawn on the presentation. If we have hundreds of people on the streets wearing blackface and and red lipstick, that’s not okay. However if he’s presented as this bearded fellow, i see no problem.

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Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by realusername on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:31AM (#24130038)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Fo...

This is the kind of representation of this man you have in my place. So yeah while this one is probably okay for Facebook, I understand the point of view of the Dutch and the German ones which are basically the exact same concept but with different visual choices.

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Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by the-dude on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:28AM (#24130021)

And what about the black women from Suriname who for years enjoyed volunteering for the role?

They are turned away by the organizing committee ... tada, because they are black.

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Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:46AM (#24130135)

Or she could play any other role in the play.

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Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by the-dude on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:59AM (#24130220)

Name one.

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Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @07:20AM (#24130835)

I don't have familiarity with the story, but I highly doubt skin color is an important detail for any other character. St. Nick is Turkish after all.

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