I just remembered that when I was 12, for Halloween, I went trick-or-treating in blackface. I was totally naive about the racist implications.
Would you react in any way if a 12-year-old boy came trick or treating at your door in blackface and dreadlocks (I was a "Jamaican")? I looked like the guy from "Soul Man".
2007-09-10 18:44:10 · 13 answers · asked by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Since I adore anything un-P.C., I'd find it a riot.
And no, I am not a racist. I'm simply old enough to remember when people could actually poke fun at others, fully expecting to receive the same in kind. Alas, that's not done anymore -- except of course for the lovely double-standard of anyone being able to talk about how stupid we "white folks" are. Yep, that sure is fair....
2007-09-10 18:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by The Snappy Miss Pippi Von Trapp 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
not me! i'm not that type of person to react or make a critizism about how you look or just because you're black & i have a brown skin. no matter what color, race, language & country you're from rich or poor, i do believe in one thing "we are all even"...
if that 12-year old boy come knocking at my door step for a trick or treat, i would deffinitely open the door with a great big smile let him in, make friends with, give treats & snacks too before he leaves..and tell him he can come back anytime. :)
2007-09-11 06:08:54 · answer #2 · answered by noreen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How would I react? Well, with it being halloween, I would chuckle at them and give them some treats .... just like all the other kids. Halloween is a time for some fun.
2007-09-11 01:50:19 · answer #3 · answered by noonecanne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no life is too short to to take things seriously, especially from a child..if we could laugh at the stereo types of racism we could together conquer it...if you hold to much pride then you hurt .. I know this is going to receive thumbs down.. but the only way to overcome the hurt is through mutual laughter ,acceptance, and undersanding
2007-09-11 01:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think if it were a kid, it wouldn't even cross my mind that he might be trying to be offensive. Kids should always get the benefit of the doubt.
2007-09-11 01:48:02 · answer #5 · answered by Kerry 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would think that were hilarious. You were 12, you didn't know any better. Who could get mad at you for that?
2007-09-11 01:48:40 · answer #6 · answered by **[Witty_Name]** 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's halloween for heaven sakes and you were a kid. Just don't do it any other day.
2007-09-11 01:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by bigDcowgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no i would be worried as to how other people would react to him in the streets. people can be crazy and mean these days
2007-09-11 01:52:51 · answer #8 · answered by broken tiny dancer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about the kid - I'd worry about the kid's parents, especially after today when I read about the 5 white people kidnapping, torturing, etc. a black woman. Two of them were mother and son. That's scary now!
2007-09-11 01:51:56 · answer #9 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
awh, nu uh *smiles* thats cute an inocent â¥
2007-09-11 01:48:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋