Blackface is not satire. It is, & always has been, racist. Peddled in AUS & USA to critique from POC, rejected by NZhttp://junkee.com/chris-lilley-new-zealand/110907 …
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The fact that people can choose who they want to be makes is a point of privilege. POC are not afforded the same privilege
Same goes for Blackface. What is Chris Lilley saying as a White comedian in Blackface about race that he can't say as a White character?
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We Can Be Heroes was affectionate (even to Ja'mie in its own way) of all characters EXCEPT Ricky Wong; Lilley in yellowface.
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So again, question is, why does a White man need to dress as an Asian character to negatively comment on race relations & multiculturalism?
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White male privilege
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Indeed. A misrepresentation of the culture and people he is making a joke of
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Exactly. Pathologising POC (in this case Tongan men) but leaves Whiteness, especially White masculinity, undisturbed & therefore dominating.
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