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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was racist about Luann' s costume?[/quote]

Seriously?  She was in blackface.  And she was wearing a 2.5 ft tall afro wig to signify that she was a black woman -- who never wore her hair like that.  She just put on an afro and a pound and a half of bronzer and called herself Diana Ross.  [/quote]

I didn't think she altered her skin.  She is darker naturally due to native American heritage.  If she didn't wear a wig, no one would recognize her as Diana Ross. The wig was required.[/quote]

Hey second PP, I'm just curious... If a black person goes to an 80s party and decides to dress up as Barbie, and wears a blonde wig (even if Barbie never wore her hair in that particular style) and puts some lighter foundation on her face, is that "racist" too? Because it's not her natural hair color and she's obviously trying to pretend to be another race?[/quote]

Different. This is because wearing "black face" makeup was a thing in theatre, largely done by whites and then those actors stereotyped black people negatively. It perpetuated racial biases. Luann did seem a little darker than usual but not massively so. I figure those who were there would know if she darkened her face or not. Since she denies it though I'm not positive. IF she did, it is racially insensitive. If she didn't, I don't have a problem with the costume. The wig was a representation of a look of someone famous, just as Britney's, Lucille's and barbie's were. [/quote]

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