Students at my UNI are doing blackface under the guise of celebration!

I don't think I've read anything as melodramatic and sanctimonious for quite some time. Are you often deeply offended about things - I suspect so.

Looking at OP's last thread about 'racist' teachers, id say so.

Such an overreaction here as well.

I don't known if I agree with you there OP. Were they doing something offensive while wearing the masks? Like were they jumping up and down in circles pretending to do tribal chants? Coz thats racist. Were they pretending to shoot each other? Coz that's racist. Were they pretending to be the typical hollywood black sassy friend? Coz thats racist. If they were just wearing the masks, and raising any sort of attention to such an important yet overlooked part of the calender year i think its not as bad as you think. Now don't get me wrong I don't agree with them. They are just embarassing themselves and the cause they say they support but racism? Maybe i'm wrong? I assume you're black, i'd love to hear exactly which part of their shenanigans you found offensive.

Noted.

Next time we, on behalf of all non black people in the entire world, will Photoshop MLK into a white person and then wear his face.

Because nobody seems to mind when people wear the queen's face or Simon cowell or any and Dec.... Right? (;

there is no white equivalent of black face,

I'm deeply offended by what I saw while on my way heading to the library. A bunch of students have decided that it was a good idea to laminate paper cutouts of the faces of proponents of civil rights movements fashioned as masks including ones of MLK, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X to name a few familiar faces... And for some strange reason Lupita Nyong'o's face for some bizarre reason.

Although I felt nauseous from the sudden bile that I felt rising up my throat I confronted them and asked them what they were doing. It is important to note that there was not a single black person among them all white or brown (Asians). They said they were promoting the black history month event to be held some time next week by 'dressing up' as the civil rights leaders. I quickly interrupted with asking how Lupita is a civil rights leader and not to mention that the woman is Kenyan and was born in mexico. Of course they were dumb founded but one of the more loud ones in the group said that she is "breaking barriers in Hollywood...and is a contemporary face" before shrugging his shoulders.

When I brought up the fact that they were doing black face they acted oblivious and remarked that the masks have cut out eyes and quote "for a good cause" at which point I just walked off.

I understand that people, white people in particular, want to appear as allies of any black movement due to white guilt but there is no need to go overboard to the point where you're mocking the same people that you claim to be allied with. It is akin to going to a gay club and behaving flamboyantly and uttering words like slay, "yaass, queen" and "you better werk" every two seconds in order to downplay your straight privilege.

I'm deeply offended by what I saw while on my way heading to the library. A bunch of students have decided that it was a good idea to laminate paper cutouts of the faces of proponents of civil rights movements fashioned as masks including ones of MLK, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X to name a few familiar faces... And for some strange reason Lupita Nyong'o's face for some bizarre reason.

Although I felt nauseous from the sudden bile that I felt rising up my throat I confronted them and asked them what they were doing. It is important to note that there was not a single black person among them all white or brown (Asians). They said they were promoting the black history month event to be held some time next week by 'dressing up' as the civil rights leaders. I quickly interrupted with asking how Lupita is a civil rights leader and not to mention that the woman is Kenyan and was born in mexico. Of course they were dumb founded but one of the more loud ones in the group said that she is "breaking barriers in Hollywood...and is a contemporary face" before shrugging his shoulders.

When I brought up the fact that they were doing black face they acted oblivious and remarked that the masks have cut out eyes and quote "for a good cause" at which point I just walked off.

I understand that people, white people in particular, want to appear as allies of any black movement due to white guilt but there is no need to go overboard to the point where you're mocking the same people that you claim to be allied with. It is akin to going to a gay club and behaving flamboyantly and uttering words like slay, "yaass, queen" and "you better werk" every two seconds in order to downplay your straight privilege.

I'm deeply offended by what I saw while on my way heading to the library. A bunch of students have decided that it was a good idea to laminate paper cutouts of the faces of proponents of civil rights movements fashioned as masks including ones of MLK, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X to name a few familiar faces... And for some strange reason Lupita Nyong'o's face for some bizarre reason.

Although I felt nauseous from the sudden bile that I felt rising up my throat I confronted them and asked them what they were doing. It is important to note that there was not a single black person among them all white or brown (Asians). They said they were promoting the black history month event to be held some time next week by 'dressing up' as the civil rights leaders. I quickly interrupted with asking how Lupita is a civil rights leader and not to mention that the woman is Kenyan and was born in mexico. Of course they were dumb founded but one of the more loud ones in the group said that she is "breaking barriers in Hollywood...and is a contemporary face" before shrugging his shoulders.

When I brought up the fact that they were doing black face they acted oblivious and remarked that the masks have cut out eyes and quote "for a good cause" at which point I just walked off.

I understand that people, white people in particular, want to appear as allies of any black movement due to white guilt but there is no need to go overboard to the point where you're mocking the same people that you claim to be allied with. It is akin to going to a gay club and behaving flamboyantly and uttering words like slay, "yaass, queen" and "you better werk" every two seconds in order to downplay your straight privilege.