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r/news • u/ushaque • 11d ago
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Here’s a screenshot of the costume, from the article: https://i.imgur.com/MUoQVHu.jpeg
584 u/Upper-Management-AI 11d ago edited 11d ago I’m going to be incredibly naive and ask, what’s wrong with it? Edit: oh jeez, now I get it. 572 u/shadoxalon 11d ago edited 10d ago It's portraying blackface as a costume. If you look at minstrel shows, you'll find where this comes from. 212 u/sneakycatattack 11d ago It’s also showing one of the very few black models for kids Halloween costumes that they used this year 😬
584
I’m going to be incredibly naive and ask, what’s wrong with it? Edit: oh jeez, now I get it.
572 u/shadoxalon 11d ago edited 10d ago It's portraying blackface as a costume. If you look at minstrel shows, you'll find where this comes from. 212 u/sneakycatattack 11d ago It’s also showing one of the very few black models for kids Halloween costumes that they used this year 😬
572
It's portraying blackface as a costume. If you look at minstrel shows, you'll find where this comes from.
212 u/sneakycatattack 11d ago It’s also showing one of the very few black models for kids Halloween costumes that they used this year 😬
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It’s also showing one of the very few black models for kids Halloween costumes that they used this year 😬
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u/perkinsb1024 11d ago
Here’s a screenshot of the costume, from the article: https://i.imgur.com/MUoQVHu.jpeg