School Pulls White Boy out of class for "Blackface" MLK costume

[Deberg_1990]

Is it still wrong even though the kid had the best intentions?

It doesnt appear there was any mockery involved.




A white Colorado second-grade student who wore black face paint as part of a Martin Luther King costume has drawn criticism from school officials.

Sean King was pulled out of class Wednesday for the costume, which was for a project requiring dressing up as a historical figure.

The Colorado Springs boy says he was trying to honor the slain civil rights leader. His parents knew about his costume and came to watch the presentations.

Blackface was common in minstrel shows in the 19th century and featured white performers playing stereotyped black characters.

Steve Klein of The King Center in Atlanta tells KRDO-TV ( http://bit.ly/KqIxqM ) the youth apparently had good intentions.

But he says Sean and his family need to understand some people are still offended by white people wearing black face.


http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/s...stume-16377499

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by McMillan

1.) agree to disagree

2.) I have, and chances are that I will.

Please, go to south Africa and have lots of unprotected sex!

[thurman merman]

Originally Posted by Thatguy

You're a lost cause. You're so worried about people being offended by what black people might feel is degrading that you're actually missing the point. If this was about slavery then I would agree with you. No one today had to endure slavery, no one today owned or bought slaves. What we're talking about is black face. Something my father, my uncles, and my aunts had to watch growing up.

WTF? How old are you?

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by McMillan

“If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” (John 15:19)

completely out of context.

[thurman merman]

Originally Posted by dmahurin

You do see the difference between "black face" and the makeup the kid was wearing right? What about that kid was pushing a negative stereotype of blacks?

That's what I've been trying to figure out this whole time. The kid put some brown stuff on his face. It is nothing like the racist "blackface" used in the movies at all.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by McMillan

2.) I have, and chances are that I will.

If you are going to leave, great, but you still have to figure out how to knock out a decent resume, John.

[thurman merman]

Originally Posted by stevieray

YOU DON"T TO GET DECIDE HOW THE AGGRIEVED PARTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT FEEL.

See how that works?

[Two-Twenty]

Originally Posted by BossChief

You're so ignorant you think its ok to defend a strawman "blackface" arguement about a second grader to try and "defend the honor of your race" while at the same time using racist terms like "white girl sucking my cock" and then ending by calling the poster you quoted a "one who sucks the penis" which is another way of putting down another demographic (gay people)

I just think it's beyond ignorant to act all pussyhurt about this whole blackface thing WHILE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING TO OTHER PEOPLE.



But, please continue to paint yourself as the complete fool that you truly are.

WHOA WHOA WHOA buddy!

You are COMPLETELY outclassed here. Although this is a multi-member message board, that portion of the conversation was directed torwards the poster "bugeater". So you may not be familiar with the intracacies of OUR dialogue. I'll clue you in.

1.) I'm not defending anyone. Only engaging in discussion to further ideas. In my belief, those calling blacks or anyone too sensitive, may not be sensitive enough when it comes to different walks of life.

2.) Me being a noob, I didn't know bugeater existed. Then he responded to one of my excellent, insightful posts by incorrectly calling me a dumbass. He, like you, had no idea about simple objectivity and reading comprehension.

3.) And since he has no idea how to debate peacefully without anger and vitriol, he further tried to slander me by saying that I hate whites. I responded not by being racist, but the opposite. I really do hope to get oral sex from a white woman tonight. It's a noble goal. I only mentioned it to illustrate how non-racist I am.

4.) Finally, me retaliating by calling him dickeater (get it? Bugeater...dickeater) was simply a clever play on words. Not a homophobic slur.

So please and stay in your place son

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Two-Twenty

I really do hope to get oral sex from a white woman tonight. It's a noble goal. I only mentioned it to illustrate how non-racist I am.

Do White girls give better head than Black girls? One of my brothers went through a phase where he only banged Black girls (and a few Asians), and he said that Black girls gave horrible head.

[DaFace]

This thread is why we can't have nice things.

[Two-Twenty]

Originally Posted by Donger

Do White girls give better head than Black girls? One of my brothers went through a phase where he only banged Black girls (and a few Asians), and he said that Black girls gave horrible head.

Black girls have pretty good head from my experience. It's the full lips. I fully endorse black girls. However, it's just a little harder to get your dick sucked by a black girl than it is from a white girl.

White girls, again, from my experience, are a little more outgoing when it comes to [oral] sex. A lot more choking, gagging, face****ing, etc...and it's usually her choice. Not as much convincing as I might have to do with a black girl

[dmahurin]

Originally Posted by McMillan

2.) I have, and chances are that I will.

http://www.airzimbabwe.com/

[Kyle DeLexus]

Originally Posted by -King-

If your son saw someone limping and started imitating him, would you let him keep on doing that or would you stop him because it was offensive even if he didn't know it?

Same principle applies. Even if this kid didn't know that wearing it was offensive, it's still wrong.

let's say that person limping was a war hero that wrote a book and became famous. your kid chose him to portray in a school event such as this. would it be wrong for your kid to limp on stage like his hero has to daily?

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[Donger]

Originally Posted by Two-Twenty

Black girls have pretty good head from my experience. It's the full lips. I fully endorse black girls. However, it's just a little harder to get your dick sucked by a black girl than it is from a white girl.

White girls, again, from my experience, are a little more outgoing when it comes to [oral] sex. A lot more choking, gagging, face****ing, etc...and it's usually her choice. Not as much convincing as I might have to do with a black girl

Interesting. My brother told a story that one of the Black girls he had sex with used to always yell out, "**** me, master!" and "Rape that little slave Black pussy!" and creepy stuff like that. The relationship didn't last long.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by DaFace

This thread is why we can't have nice things.

This thread would make John Goodman cry.

[McWickedson]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Please, go to south Africa and have lots of unprotected sex!

Classy.

My experiences with non-blacks haven't been pleasant, so I don't expect you to understand.