8 year old boy kicked out of class for dressing as Martin Luther King Jr. for school project - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Lankist;36059709]yet again, nobody is mad at the fucking kid.[/QUOTE] i know so why did you post about MLK and vaudeville and blackface when you replied to my post about what MLK might think of this if it's simply that he'd think the parents are fucked, then yes I agree

[QUOTE=Kalibos;36059734]i know so why did you post about MLK and vaudeville and blackface when you replied to my post about what MLK might think of this if it's simply that he'd think the parents are fucked, then yes I agree[/QUOTE] Because he would pretty damn certainly recognize the racist symbolism even if the kid didn't. [editline]22nd May 2012[/editline] Considering he was surrounded by it throughout his youth.

[QUOTE=Kalibos;36059671]i don't think you or anyone is in a position to guess what MLK would think of this. it's a silly thing to bring up. MLK was a civil rights leader half a century ago. how can you possibly speculate as to his feelings about an eight year old in 2012 darkening his face to look black?[/QUOTE] he wasn't particularly fond of the practice.

@ lankist, thisispain no shit

This is actually pretty funny to me because while I feel bad for him and his mother, I put on black face for a play, portraying a black guy, for [B]THREE WEEKS[/B] and not a single person complained. I guess it just depends on the area and what sort of people are interacting with the situation. This was an innocent young boy portraying MLK Jr. which should've been more of a compliment than anything, because it means that he is a hero to this boy, because of what MLK Jr. stood for. He stood for equality among all, which in this situation should've been why the boy should've been allowed to do this.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;36059769]This is actually pretty funny to me because while I feel bad for him and his mother, I put on black face for a play, portraying a black guy, for [B]THREE WEEKS[/B] and not a single person complained. I guess it just depends on the area and what sort of people are interacting with the situation. This was an innocent young boy portraying MLK Jr. which should've been more of a compliment than anything, because it means that he is a hero to this boy, because of what MLK Jr. stood for. He stood for equality among all, which in this situation should've been why the boy should've been allowed to do this.[/QUOTE] what was the play and the role

[QUOTE=ewitwins;36059769]This was an innocent young boy portraying MLK Jr. which should've been more of a compliment than anything, because it means that he is a hero to this boy, because of what MLK Jr. stood for. He stood for equality among all, which in this situation should've been why the boy should've been allowed to do this.[/QUOTE] My whole point, again people

[QUOTE=Lankist;36059780]what was the play and the role[/QUOTE] lethal weapon 5

You Americans are so butthurt over nothing, seriously. It's a kid trying to play a black person to the best of his abilities...

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;36055644]There's a difference between 'nigger', a racist insult, and 'nigga', an alternate way of saying 'friend'.[/QUOTE] Still sounds stupid and offensive when said by anyone not black.

Kid nailed it.

[QUOTE=Lambeth;36059884]Still sounds stupid and offensive when said by anyone not black.[/QUOTE] It sounds stupid no matter your skin color.

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;36059893]It sounds stupid no matter your skin color.[/QUOTE] so you're saying black people who use the word as a term for racial solidarity are stupid

[QUOTE=Protocol7;36055805] It's like saying someone driving a Volkswagen today is stupid because of the mass recall in the 70's.[/QUOTE] Not really? It's more like somebody wearing one of those native american chieftain hats, which is stupid for reasons that I hope are obvious.

how many black people do you know [editline]22nd May 2012[/editline] shark fucking stop cutting me

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;36059893]It sounds stupid no matter your skin color.[/QUOTE] i'm going to guess that you're not a fan of hip-hop

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;36059865]You Americans are so butthurt over nothing, seriously. It's a kid trying to play a black person to the best of his abilities...[/QUOTE] A kid was trying to play MLK. The fact that MLK was black shouldn't matter. The kid shouldn't have had to dress up in the first place but also shouldn't have used black face to try and portray someone who fought against this kind of thing.

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;36059865]You Americans are so butthurt over nothing, seriously. It's a kid trying to play a black person to the best of his abilities...[/QUOTE] hi there white non-american mobrockers2 here to tell you that your whole racism deal is just a bunch of nothing *flies away on fairy wings*

this reverse-racism has gone too far. we need to do what MLK would've done and paint our faces black for a march on washington.

Blackface done right [IMG]http://www.tvequals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ITS-ALWAYS-SUNNY-IN-PHILADELPHIA-Dee-Reynolds-Shaping-Americas-Youth-11-550x366.jpg[/IMG]

Well the blackface was kinda unnecessary but kicking the kid out for that was not only overreacting, but also a complete misunderstanding of the kid's intentions. It's quite clear he didn't want to use a blackface to goof up on black people like people used to a while ago, but just wanted to give the whole thing a bit more authenticity.

[QUOTE=TheHydra;36059966]this reverse-racism has gone too far. we need to do what MLK would've done and paint our faces black for a march on washington.[/QUOTE] No. MLK wouldn't have painted his face white nor would he have told you to paint your face black.

Oh well, people overreacting, nothing really new here.

he actually didn't do that bad with the costume and wow that school is fucking dumb

i think we've already established that a.) the kid isnt really to blame as he didnt know any better, and b.) the parents are idiots for not realizing what they were doing was wrong

Jesus Christ guys, it's not "blackface", he's just wearing makeup There's a difference between mocking negroes and trying to be one

[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;36060009]Jesus Christ guys, it's not "blackface", he's just wearing makeup There's a difference between mocking negroes and trying to be one[/QUOTE] Well even if he is trying to be one then he is missing the point MLK was making completely and his parents are idiots for thinking its a good idea.

[QUOTE=cornndog;36059987]No. MLK wouldn't have painted his face white nor would he have told you to paint your face black.[/QUOTE] wow dude you showed me the error of my ways thanks

[QUOTE=Ganerumo;36059984]Well the blackface was kinda unnecessary but kicking the kid out for that was not only overreacting, but also a complete misunderstanding of the kid's intentions. It's quite clear he didn't want to use a blackface to goof up on black people like people used to a while ago, but just wanted to give the whole thing a bit more authenticity.[/QUOTE] They didn't kick anyone out. The kid's parents were given a choice of taking the blackface off or leaving and the parents chose to leave. [editline]22nd May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Paul McCartney;36060009]There's a difference between mocking negroes and trying to be one[/QUOTE] getting too obvious now bro

[QUOTE=Lankist;36060037]getting too obvious now bro[/QUOTE] Then why don't any of you see that [editline]22nd May 2012[/editline] Or that school, sorry