Wait ... That was racist?

You want embarrassing? My dear, sweet grandma - who I'd never heard utter a word even resembling racism - once went to a Halloween party in blackface, a grass skirt, necklace and other item made from chicken bones, and a fake bone in her nose. I had forgotten about it. I was maybe 6-7 at the time. Stumbled across a photo a few years ago.

Oh, Grandma. What were you thinking?

 

In fairness, last year's skit was a woman beating a man. So I think that evens out.

 

"Oriental" is the term for inanimate objects.

Rugs are Oriental.

People are Asian.

 

If you have to question whether its racist or not, it probably is.

 

This is so much worse than the beatdown the bitch got.

 

My favorite defense so far came from the high school girl who insisted it wasn't even blackface -- it was just stage makeup they put on to appear black.

 

No worries.

Zag says it's all good in the hood.

Wait until he sees my costume this year.

 

And my son's.

 

This is where I make a distinction between racist and racially ignorant or insensitive.

It wasn't racist, but it was woefully ignorant of the history of blackface, and thus insensitive.

 

Oh, this site has defended - or at least pled ignorance of - worse.

 

I mean, what did they expect the guys to do, have a black member in their comedy troupe?

 

My favorite part is they got the skit approved by the administration before the fact. Stay classy town that doesn't get identified until 3/4 of the way through the story.