When is blackface appropriate? Maybe if you are starring in a biopic about Al Jolson or some other historical figure who did minstrelry
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@MichaelMcGough3 It might be but the protesters would in this case be wrong
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@HeerJeet cf. Neil Diamond in his remake of The Jazz Singer.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet We have a Traditional English Morris Dance Troupe in England who've been 'Blacking Up' for 200 years. So yes, they should...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet disappointed in WB in 2007 w/ 80th ann DVD release of Jazz Singer: so many extras on music/Jolson but no mention of legacy ofThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet blackface or use of minstrelsy in first 40 years of Hollywood history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet I appreciate Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia's use of blackface, because it is done specifically to prove how ridiculous it isThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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