For halaween i put on some black mackup, and an afro , trying to be mac dre. Well i was sent to the office, for a saturday school. Now fact of the matter is, the priniciple gave me a speech saying how black people cant be white and white people cant be black. I hh ave work that saturday and just cant go, i even told him he said there's no other way.
It's an intrusting subject, should i request a meeting with him to discuess this and what should i bring up?
2006-11-02 03:30:20 · 5 answers · asked by Luis G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Because you wanted to be a particular person, it was not racist of you. If one wants to be Michael Jackson, they are not being racist. The fact that Dr. Dre or Michael Jackson are black is a side issue, just a coincidence. Your focus was on being one particular person. Even a black guy or woman who wanted to be Dr. Dre would have had to wear a costime, right? Your coloring your skin was necessary to convey the persona..... That's what you should tell him... If you can, have a bunch of friends, of any race, sign a form stating that they were not offended, that they know you, and never think you might be racist.
2006-11-02 03:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by browneyedgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason your school took action is because your costume involved "blackface." Blackface, historically, involved theatrical productions where whites dressed as blacks, including applying soot to their faces to mimic skin tone, and for comedic purposes acted "like black people." Its extremely offensive to the black community to be reminded of a time when mockery is all the whites thought them good for.
Obviously, that isn't what you intended to convey. Explain that to your principal. Tell him that you didn't mean to offend, you were simply trying to dress up as a black person, and thought that black makeup and an afro were the obvious choice for that custume. But understand that you did run the risk of seriously offending somebody, and that race is a very sensitive subject. Its best to avoid such controversy at school. Good luck.
2006-11-02 04:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brown eyed has the best answer. If you did it as a costume being a character in particular, you did nothing wrong. Sadly enough, many people will jump at the chance to "pull the black card" whether it is warranted or not. I would certainly debate this issue if your motives were true.
2006-11-02 03:59:40 · answer #3 · answered by diturtlelady2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you may have a racist school that dosent like black people and want to keep all the whites strait and not fall in there crowd. so you will probaly ave to canvince him that in no way it was wrong to dress up like a black person.
2006-11-02 03:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by jj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it really depends. But first know that there will always be someone offended by anything you can do. I think all things can be done with good humor. It just depends on what you're doing and you're acting. I don't know, it's a tough call without knowing you and how it really looked.
Good luck.
2006-11-02 03:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Lola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋