If it wasn't intended to be offensive in the least, yet some people took offense for whatever reasons, then there is no need to apologize. What should be looked at is the agenda of those so offended. According to the original poster, it was facepaint, not blatant blackface, I think.
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You know, this kind of reminds me of the time Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg did a number at theTasty Pudding Theater at Harvard. Ted Danson hot in some hot water for his blackface routine. He insisted it wasn't meant to offend and apologized for his poor judgement as did Whoopi. They explained as a comedy routine etc but conceded it was in poor taste and offensive. Good example. I would have thought we had made some progree since then.
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I remember that. The irony was that Danson was at some comedy thing doing blackface and the origins of blackface began as comedy skits in minstrel and vaudeville shows.
I could argue that blackface in the 1800's was about as offensive as Saturday Night Live is today. And also, blacks back then painted their faces white and did the same type skits as blackface performers but for white audiences who thought it was a hoot, little realizing the blacks were making fun of them. Funny how political correctness really fucks up history sometimes.