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Did he ever catch flack for doing Obama in blackface?

posted 4 years ago by kwestmo (4385)
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I hope not because he looked very uncomfortable doing it. Sometimes you need a check.

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[–] TimMC (9143) 4 years ago

Damn people.

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It's OK when Democrats/Communists do it.

[–] samoanjoes (57041) 4 years ago

I heard he was half black. So maybe he's only half racist.

[–] jewoogle (2269) 4 years ago

obuma was only half black too so technically its not a that much rascim. but if u factor in that obuma was pure Nigerian on his half and this guy was an only half afromurican which are already not 100 percent african. with my maths i think it is about only about 12 percent of racist in my book according to my arithmetic's. in this current climate a 12 percent racism level is tolerated

[–] samoanjoes (57041) 4 years ago

You make some good points. Checking my racism scale, it seems that 12 percent is far off from the 70% officially racist determination.

[–] jewoogle (2269) 4 years ago

oh yeah this brotha can pull off a blackface all day long no problem. hell he probably even has himself a coveted n word pass we non afromuricans can all only dream of

[–] kwestmo (4385) 4 years ago

Nothing on Fred's Wikipedia bio indicates he is half back.. Regardless he wore make up to darken his skin. Black face

[–] jewoogle (2269) 4 years ago

but for real who decided putting stuff on your face to change ur skin is a racist? whitechicks was a funny movie and nobody gave a shit when to afromuricans turned into white bitches. but the second a white person goes black everybodys pantys go into a twist. i dont think it is even racists' just good fun

[–] kwestmo (4385) 4 years ago

You are catching on to hypocrisy my original post was meant to point out.

[–] kwestmo (4385) 4 years ago

Nothing on Fred's Wikipedia bio indicates he is half back.. Regardless he wore make up to darken his skin. Black face

[–] jakemon45 (1141) 4 years ago

It sure doesn't look like he did.

[–] kwestmo (4385) 4 years ago

A rose by any other names smells the same. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snls-nonblack-obama-wears_n_91456

[–] samoanjoes (57041) 4 years ago

I remember seeing an article that alluded to it. But like I said "I heard he was half black", so I was never really sure. It does say he has some Korean ancestry and seeing how people think only white people can be racist, he gets a pass.

[–] PaladinNJ (21525) 4 years ago

Actor playing a role. People shouldn't look into it any more than that.