Blessed be, child. Blessed be.

Indeed. It shows that it's yet another thing that the Western world has inspired around the world. America did it on a scale that was never before seen on the planet. It showed everyone just how much can be accomplished through widespread forced illiteracy.

No. It was strictly practical. They encouraged the enslaved Africans to marry and often married them against their will. Forcing those deemed good "breeders" with those who made good "studs" was common. Their offspring produced more slaves without the need to purchase them.

Nope, it isn't. Whether you like it or not, race is at the forefront of every interaction between white cops and Black/Indigenous folks. Those who seek to deny the racism that is inextricable from US law enforcement agencies are racist.

The fact that you think "urban" speak (and that you called it "'urban' speak") is a problem perfectly illustrates what rapbattlegenius was saying. English is nothing more than a butchered language. It is a conglomeration of misspelled and mispronounced words from other languages. The idea that "'urban' speak" evolved…

That's called "fardo" and I'm feeling it, too.

Pro Tip: Many Puerto Ricans are white. Baerga is one of them.

No it ain't! You won't see Black folks wearing racist white dude "war paint"!

Your mother.

He's not embarrassed. He's done this before. Look further down the thread and you'll see another picture of him wearing this racist costume.

Isn't it funny how they took everything that we used to make our clothes, forced us to get their permission to sell stuff, and then have the nerve to wonder why we are wearing the only thing we're left with.

Yes, let's all lighten up about folks wearing costumes depicting those who raped, tortured, and lynched Black people. After all, the KKK is just a barrel of laughs and totally not at all dangerous or racist.

It doesn't always carry that implied assertion. Actually, it makes it clear that racism isn't just a local problem. Instead, it is one that exists throughout the world. So, instead of trying to redirect the conversation, why not address this instance of racism? We can discuss the racism in Britain and America when an…

Well, good for you. I look at the history of slavery in America and the legacy of colonialism and racism in Australia and I notice that it was all perpetrated by the same folks. It didn't make me feel better, but it did give me a pretty good understanding of why so many racist white people are pissed off by this…

We can always say that racism is based on ignorance and not out of hate. However, where is the proof? Why should we believe that someone who is willing to engage in racist behavior isn't being hateful? Yes, Australia is full of racists. A person needn't be in a particular generation of Australians in order to be…

Australia doesn't have to enslave Africans in order to be racist. You do know that, right? Blackface has the same history in Australia as it does in America. Please educate yourself about the country before making such silly uninformed claims.

Who says this was meant to teach the racists something? These people know that they are racists. We're simply discussing how far some people will go to defend their racism.

Actually, blackface has been an issue in Australia. Even if someone didn't intend to be racist, it was still racist. If you think that wearing a KKK costume isn't racist, then you've just shown that you don't have enough intelligence to determine what is and isn't racist.

Riiiiiight! Dressing up as someone who raped, tortured, and lynched Black people isn't racist. Keep telling yourself that, buddy. Who knows? If you say it enough times, you might actually convince yourself eventually.

Condemning people for engaging in blackface and wearing KKK uniforms is "colonial condescension"? LOL Wut? Frankly, I wouldn't care if you called America a nation of "nut job, Bible thumpers who have more gun deaths per capita than the rest of the world combined". If it's true, it's true. Australia is a virulently…