What Is It About White Folks And Blackface?

I know the old rule, that two wrongs don't make a right, but sometimes it might be the only thing left to do. I have had enough of white folks thinking that being in blackface is cool. Maybe it's time for black folks to start running around in whiteface. Maybe black folks should start making fun of white people and let's see how funny they think it is. I have learned that folks who tend to enjoy making fun of others, rarely have a sense of humor when they are the butt of the joke. And white folks are certainly one hell of a goldmine of a culture to make fun of. Maybe then white folks will get how offensive the practice of attempting to mimic African Americans truly is.

North Dakota State University is the latest college to find itself in hot water over a skit or party featuring a white student in blackface. And the thing that really kills me about white college students running around in blackface is the fact that these incidents keep occurring on the most predominantly white campuses in the country. North Dakota State University has a 92% white student body. What in the hell do these white kids know about black people to be mocking them?

The other thing that kills me is the fact that these same students love to throw all-white parties featuring attendees in blackface and have the nerve to take pictures and post them on the internet. When they get caught, they always say they meant no harm. How can that be? It's not an accident that they didn't invite anyone black to the party. And I can't imagine seeing a bunch of white kids showing up in blackface at a party with 20 0r 30 black people in attendance. Somebody would definitely be getting their ass kicked and I'm not about to believe that these white kids don't know that.

ATTENTION ALL WHITE FOLKS - APPEARING IN BLACKFACE IS OFFENSIVE AND UNFUNNY! STOP DOING IT NOW!

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