Yes, exactly... This statement perfectly illustrates my point... YOU cannot fathom it, because it directly contraditcs your worldview. The fact that YOU can not fathom the idea that blackface is still accepted and praised is because you have convinced yourself that "no one would ever do this to Blacks" and therefore "Asians have it worse than anyone else." But you are wrong and you refuse to believe it. That is precisely why you say "I can not fathom"... What you really can't fathom, is that you are wrong. Your whole argument is a house of cards built on a foundation of sand. This has been proven over and over, and you refuse to accept it. (ie cognitive dissonance).I cannot fathom how Robert Downey Jr. got away with it with Tropic Thunder.
According to wikipedia "Tropic Thunder "received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the film's characters, story, and faux trailers ... retained the number one position for the first three weekends of release. The film and its cast were nominated for several awards by various groups including the Screen Actors Guild, Broadcast Film Critics Association, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."Can anyone excuse blackface today when there are any number of actors to play a role written for an African-American?
So it sounds like alot of people can excuse it... Your repeated argument that "Asians are treated worse" and "no one would do this to Blacks" is just flat out wrong. No matter how emotionally commited to it you are, and no matter how many different ways you try to say it over and over. You're just wrong.
Correct.Blackface is for the most part offensive due to the historical context of minstrel shows.
It's not offensive because you're taking a job away from a black actor/actress.
The offensiveness has much more to do with dehumanization and exagerration of damaging and degrading (rather than helpful) stereotypes. For that reason, it is sometimes irrelevant what the race of the actor doing the role is. If the role smacks of minstrel show-esque depictions it will be labled as "Blaxploitation" or blackface. A pretty good movie that satires this concept is "Bamboozled" - directed by Spike Lee.