Jamie Robson, Dundee United player, dresses up as a looky looky man...

[Charmless Man]

I have the same opinion and would like to hear the other side as I feel like I am missing something when people cry racist at some things that I cannot seeing be racist, Im open to listing why people think this is racist, there is no denying racism is all over in the world and needs to be stamped out, but to me calling things racist that do not seem to be only makes the problem worse, that may make naïve and stupid in some peoples book I suppose

I think the phrase ‘crying racism’ is a problematic starting point. Who is crying racism? In what way is pointing out awful behaviour crying?

The problem with blackface more or less stems from its use as a form of entertainment in the states. It’s literally the cultural package the idea that people of African heritage are lazy and incompetent was sent around the world in.

So anything that uses the same medium to portray a stereotype of black people, no matter what the original intent, is a bit of an issue.

And fwiw, in this instance I can’t possibly see what positive motive was behind it? At best it’s ignorant, at worst it’s laughing at impoverished migrants trying to earn a few Euros for his and his friends’ enjoyment.

I’m not in the camp that says it should be banned, I’m merely in the camp that thinks anyone who does it is a bit of a wanker.

everything is f***ing racist these days man its a joke. Nowt wrong with what he's done there like. Might as well ban gorilla suits while we're at it incase they are classed as racist anarl ffs

Forget ‘crying racism’. This right here, is what hysteria looks like.

 

[The Cabbage]

Another entry into the annals of ‘pasty white men from NE England decide what constitutes racism’

 

[Lionel Perezs Razor]

my wife is black (or is that racist).

She laughed at it.

People have gone mad.

 

[Charmless Man]

That’s not racist

I love pulp fiction and was gonna dress up as Jules and black myself up a while ago, only didn’t because I didn’t have a suit to match

I wasn’t being racist at all

Wouldn’t you be better suited being Marcellus (Sp?) Wallace. Body shape wise and that?

my wife is black (or is that racist).

She laughed at it.

People have gone mad.

My favourite type of ‘I have a black friend’ argument.

 

[mart]

He’s copied that little girls costume from a few weeks ago (though he’s not done it as well). He’ll be well aware of the fall out from when she did it so he’s clearly thick as fuck or a massive attention seeker, not to mention completely unoriginal.

I was just thinking it didn’t seem like that long ago it was all over the papers about someone doing something similar. Thick bastard.

 

[Charmless Man]

I was just thinking it didn’t seem like that long ago it was all over the papers about someone doing something similar. Thick bastard.

How long will it be until someone posts the pic of that Mag kid as Les Ferdinand I wonder?

 

[robbied1]

people really do fall for all this media racist hysteria

 

[Tadger]

Another entry into the annals of ‘pasty white men from NE England decide what constitutes racism’

Another entry into the annals of “white people arent allowed an opinion or to own their own intentions”

 

[Lionel Perezs Razor]

Wouldn’t you be better suited being Marcellus (Sp?) Wallace. Body shape wise and that?



My favourite type of ‘I have a black friend’ argument.

Its not offensive in any way. He dressed up like a person that he has seen on many occasions. He did not change any part of the dress to portray the person in a derogatory way.

 

[ChrisK]

Looky looky men actually exist, it's a parody and is not racist imo. It'll only be middle class white vegan student freaks whinging about it anyway.

Correct
The world has gone mad to the point you are frightened to do or say anything in fear of offending someone.

 

[skullmeister]

It's a matter of time before the colour black is banned, in fact let's just be done with it and forget it exists as a colour.

 

[Charmless Man]

Its not offensive in any way. He dressed up like a person that he has seen on many occasions. He did not change any part of the dress to portray the person in a derogatory way.

Ok.

 

[Uncle D]

Blacking up is racist. End of argument.

You have to be completely thick not to realise this in this day and age.

No it's not.

 

[G Force]

It's a matter of time before the colour black is banned, in fact let's just be done with it and forget it exists as a colour.

Another over the top & hysterical response from the ones accusing the other side of it...

You Mogg? Irony seems to be lost on some of you...

 

[Charmless Man]

Looky looky men actually exist, it's a parody and is not racist imo. It'll only be middle class white vegan student freaks whinging about it anyway.

Parody being exaggerated imitation for comic effect, aye?

 

[Doeboy]

showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another. So you actually think this kid was doing that and not just thinking it was funny to dress up like the lucky lucky men they see when there on holiday?

I must admit I agree with you. I think when you actually think about what racism is, and don’t just shout it every time someone does something remotely race related, you can clearly see he’s not trying to do anything other than imitate something which everyone finds funny on holiday.

 

[Napoleon Dynamite]

Wouldn’t you be better suited being Marcellus (Sp?) Wallace. Body shape wise and that?



My favourite type of ‘I have a black friend’ argument.

Only if you’re Zed xx

 

[Charmless Man]

Only if you’re Zed xx

Zed’s dead.

 

[b1gals]

Looks like someone behind him might be dressed en-femme ..... the sexist pig

 

[samaistonsrightfoot]

Blacking up is racist. End of argument.

You have to be completely thick not to realise this in this day and age.

So nobody is allowed to dress up as anyone black because it’s racist? One of my biggest heroes is black. Do I have to dress up as someone else who is white instead?