[bradhe]

> urther examples of disrespect include when I argued that we shouldn’t let a cosplayer in blackface on our stage for a parade, keeping in mind that Riot is a global company. I was repeatedly called racist by my colleagues, who tried to convince me that it was an acceptable practice and I was overreacting.

This...can't possibly be true. Is this true??

[FlipperBucket]

Classic postmodernist eventuality. Everyone is equal, but if you take issue in highlighting that a practice might offend by implying that there is a difference, you become the enemy in reverse... eg what, you think blackface is offensive to those people? What do you mean by THOSE people?

The lampoon in Tropic Thunder was eerily prescient.

[mrunkel]

In Europe in general, blackface is more "acceptable" than in the US. It doesn't have the same cultural overtones, but I can't imagine that dark skinned people enjoy seeing it here either.