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Originally Posted by dlish
MM, sure we know what blackface is, but its not a part of our history, so we dont find it offensive.
in south africa, a kafir is a derogatory term, in the arab world means disbeliever. use the term outside of where its deemed offensive, and its a non-issue.
i agree, that had Harry Connick Jnr not been a judge, this wouldnt have been news worthy. he even gave a zero for a score. bad sport
i emember watching Hey Hey its Saturday while growing up, and i can swear ive seen numerous blackfaces on Hey Hey over the years. why's it an issue now?
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I agree this has everything to do with location and context. Sans those issues it's much ado about nothing. Had they done it in the US I'd feel completely different. But they didn't they just had a US judge on the panel.
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