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It's not an offensive term. It never originated from anything racist. It is a description. This is ridiculous. And I have been the victim of intolerance and bigotry. Just because one dude feels it is an offensive term, doesn't mean we need to change. I respect the guy's opinion, but opinions are like. . .um. . .something. . .I can't remember. Give me my blackface. Give me my blackface. Give me my blackface. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: David J. Grossman [mailto:dave@unpronounceable.com] >>Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:37 AM >>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>Subject: Re: BLACKFACE: a musing >> >>> Personally, I get really sad when we can't use words like >>'gay' and >>> 'blackface' because cultural intolerance has turned those >>phrases from >>> literal ones into highly sensitive and hurtful concepts. >> >>I had never heard the term blackface used for anything other >>than the old vaudeville act ( >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface ) until this topic >>came up. To be honest, I didn't think too much about it but I >>can totally understand how someone might take offense to >>that. To be fair though, it is also obvious that no offense >>was meant by its usage here. Perhaps there is another benign >>usage of the term we're not all aware of. >> >>I vote that we just stop using the term and drop the subject. >>As I've said, just say EDP+. It's easier to type too. :-) >> >>- Dave >> >> >>