Blackface A Big Hit for Halloween
If French Vogue and Tyra Banks can do it, why not a high school kid?
Dean Jeziorkowski, a senior at Commack High School in Long Island was dismissed from school for showing up to class in blackface wearing an Aunt Jemima costume. He even had the syrup.
From New York Daily News
Jeziorskowski told pals he has dressed as a woman for Halloween every year since the third grade. The teen donned a bandanna and wig as part of his Aunt Jemima getup. He darted in and out of classrooms toting a syrup bottle, asking, “You want some pancakes?”
School officials reportedly asked Jeziorkowski to wash off the makeup, then sent him home when he refused.
“It’s funny as hell,” said Manny Cruz, 16, who attends the same school. “He’s known for being an athlete, a funny dude, pretty chill. He’s not known for being a racist or anything.”
Thousands of miles away from “Aunt Jemima” a young lady decided to dress up as her favorite rapper, Lil Wayne. What so bad about dressing as Lil’ Wayne you ask? Nothing, unless you’re a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader.
From CBS News
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Whitney Isleib has inadvertently stepped into a Halloween controversy by reportedly dressing up as soon-to-be incarcerated rapper Lil’ Wayne in black-face.
Photos of the blonde-haired cheerleader turned hip-hop impresario were posted to Facebook and eventually made their way to sports blog Deadspin.com.
Offensive or just plain fun? Dallas fans are split.
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Dean and the rest, In America, whites in black face has RACIST origins, were it not for those racist origins then this type of thing would be ok.
Black face was invented as a WEAPON to demonize, disenfranchise black Americans and to justify slavery. Thus when BF is done today by whites, it is automatically SUSPECT. Is this poor girl a racist because she used BF? NO, in my opinion, however, she IS partaking in a historically racist practice.
What about the movie White Chicks and the upcoming White Chicks 2? White face has no racist history, but black face does, WF does NOT equal BF.
Remember, Blackface (BY WHITES) is ALWAYS A BAD IDEA!