I don’t get it.. Are “We” Serious?
I was reading the other day about a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys that has been getting all this negative press, and slammed in blogs?for her decision to dress up as Lil Wayne.
Read about it here..
Here are a few pics..
People are giving her grief because she put on brown body paint w/ tats and a dread wig? Are we serious? People are comparing this to BLACKFACE? I think people need to read their history books a little closer. Blackface was a method of ridicule and exaggerated the features of African Americans. I hate to break it to ya, but THIS ACTUALLY IS HOW LIL WAYNE LOOKS!!! In no way are any of his features exaggerated.. He really does have all those tats, he really does have a grill, he really does have that styrophoam cup surgically attached to his hand, and pants hanging half way off his rear and in all honesty, he's probably darker than this from all of the tatoos he has all over his body. I think she did a very good job with her impersonation and put a lot of thought into her costume and even put the tatoos in the right places. KUDDOS!!!
I don't understand how can anyone get any angrier at a white woman dressed in brown body paint to look like?Lil Wayne, ?than other white people dressed as Mariachis (Mexicans) or men dressed as women (trans-gender) or how about how many people walk around on Halloween dressed as zombies (disprespecting the dead). Is there still this much sensitivity to what white people say, ?or do, to blacks, and that much insensitivity to every other race? Have we not progressed as a people, better yet, as a COUNTRY? Would people get angry if white people put on makeup and said they were Barack Obama? Would it even get as much press?
I think people really need to lighten up and let Halloween be the open expose of ideas and fun. Or not participate and leave those that WANT to participate do so. We need to stop taking things so seriously.. Think about it, if she didn't have the brown body paint, she wouldn't look ANYTHING LIKE Lil Wayne.? I guess then people would have found a way to say she was racist anyway.
As an African American male, I'll be one of the ones to say, this did not offend me in the least. I don't even consider this racist. She was just mimicing a pop icon, just as any other person might. Someone was also T-Pain in the first image. She was just the scapegoat due to HER personal status as a pop figure, and it was thought, "she should know better". Why? I don't give racism any power over me or let it define any limitations that I can't overcome. WE hold the power to decide what?affects us and what doesn't. People that view this as a slap in the face to African Americans in my mind are some pretty weak-minded people and need to progress and do some inner-reflection. Find some value of self and move on.
November 5th, 2009 - 12:11
Outrage – 1.) to arouse anger or resentment in usually by some grave offense 2.) to violate the standards or principles of
These people claim to be outraged at someone’s Halloween costume? Seriously? Are you kidding me? I’d like to know the demographics of the people that were outraged. Was the 25-35 year old, young professional Asian community that I’m a part of outraged? Did it spark anything with the 65+ year old, retired Caucasian community? I’m going to take a wild guess and say you probably know who was outraged at something like this.
Outrage such as this is something that should just be ignored. You want equality? Then don’t sit there and cause a ruckus at every little thing and pull the race card when it’s not warranted.
November 6th, 2009 - 14:06
I agree with you Tony and William. I am African-American and WAS NOT even ticked in the slightest! She wanted to dress up, so she did. And to be honest, she put a lot of time and effort into her costume and so I like it. Where is the “outrage” over the Mariachi band members?? I don’t see the Latino/Hispanic community saying anything about that. Why? Because it’s a COSTUME. Nobody is making fun of anyone, they are depicting what someone chooses to portray. One of my high school friends dressed as Lil Wayne also, just he’s African-American. So is it ok because they share the same native skin tone? I pay very close to racial matters and tensions across ALL races, not just my own heritage, and I see nothing wrong with this. People need to calm down.