Current Events > Do you consider characters like Micky Mouse, Daffy, Felix, and Goofy racist?

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And if a kid wanted to be one of them for Halloween, and painted themself black as a process, would you consider it blackface and wrong?
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No. Accuracy is key for cosplay.
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That is supposed to be fur. A kid dressing as them needs to use some fabric for that.
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Laserion posted...

That is supposed to be fur. A kid dressing as them needs to use some fabric for that.

That wasn't the question.
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No.
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Cheater87 posted...

No.

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They are animals, how the fuck can they be racist when it's not even the same species?
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No.
But I can see why the SJWs would react if Goofy was created today.
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It's not the same thing and please tell me you understand this and are just shitposting because you're bored.
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CyricZ posted...

It's not the same thing and please tell me you understand this and are just shitposting because you're bored.

No, no.

It's the children who dress up as cartoon animals who are the real racists. The people who dress up in black face? Perfectly normal people.
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CyricZ posted...

It's not the same thing and please tell me you understand this and are just shitposting because you're bored.

The way some people make it out to be, ones who sees it from the outside, will get the feeling it is the same thing.
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Do you consider this a stupid topic?
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CrimsonRage posted...

what prompted this topic tc

Some lady had her daughter dress up as her favorite character from Disney, but the character was dark, so they made themself dark. People gave shit to the kid, calling it blackface.
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hockeybub89 posted...

Do you consider this a stupid topic?

It just goes to show I'm exposing your flawed ass sjw logic.
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Topic title: no, not necessarily. There are characters like Bugs Bunny who have done some incredibly racist things, but the characters themselves - given that they're not based off of and intended to lampoon different racial characteristics - are not racist.

TheDrivingForce posted...

And if a kid wanted to be one of them for Halloween, and painted themself black as a process, would you consider it blackface and wrong?

The act of painting one's face black has an unfortunate historical precedent. Because a bunch of racist people painted their faces black, wore unflattering frizzy wigs and portrayed black people as slow, drawling idiots for the entertainment of other racist people. That baggage is tied to the act of painting one's face black, no matter which way you slice it.

But you can just as easily get a balaclava-style hood, with the eye holes and stuff or with the face cut out. With the latter, you can paint their face with the cartoon character's features - a muzzle for Goofy, a black nose for Mickey, an orange bill for Daffy and a big pair of white eyes for Felix - with the pupils painted on the kid's eyelids.

Painting your kid's face totally black is stigmatised due to the practice's historically racist usage, that's just the way it is. Even if the context is innocent. But you can cover your child's face to a degree, or paint their face with different colors and cartoon features, to achieve the same goal that this thread has laid out.
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Goofy is now a smurf.
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MrMallard posted...

Topic title: no, not necessarily. There are characters like Bugs Bunny who have done some incredibly racist things, but the characters themselves - given that they're not based off of and intended to lampoon different racial characteristics - are not racist.

TheDrivingForce posted...

And if a kid wanted to be one of them for Halloween, and painted themself black as a process, would you consider it blackface and wrong?

The act of painting one's face black has an unfortunate historical precedent. Because a bunch of racist people painted their faces black, wore unflattering frizzy wigs and portrayed black people as slow, drawling idiots for the entertainment of other racist people. That baggage is tied to the act of painting one's face black, no matter which way you slice it.

But you can just as easily get a balaclava-style hood, with the eye holes and stuff or with the face cut out. With the latter, you can paint their face with the cartoon character's features - a muzzle for Goofy, a black nose for Mickey, an orange bill for Daffy and a big pair of white eyes for Felix - with the pupils painted on the kid's eyelids.

Painting your kid's face totally black is stigmatised due to the practice's historically racist usage, that's just the way it is. Even if the context is innocent. But you can cover your child's face to a degree, or paint their face with different colors and cartoon features, to achieve the same goal that this thread has laid out.

Well said. Thanks.
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