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Showing Original Post only (View all)A Third of Americans Say Blackface Is Acceptable [View all]
Source: PoliticalWire
February 11, 2019 at 8:38 am EST By Taegan Goddard
A new Pew Research poll finds 53% of Americans think it is generally unacceptable for a white person to use makeup to darken their skin to appear to be a different race as part of a Halloween costume, including 37% who say this is never acceptable.
Meanwhile, 34% say this is always or sometimes acceptable.
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That's about what I thought. 30% of American's don't give a damn about another person's feelings...
PeeJ52
Feb 2019
#4
Here we go again, Trump base in action. so what else can we poll for. Do you believe that Jews
Chickensoup
Feb 2019
#5
Probably the same third that accepts spraying orange paint on one's face to try to appear human...
LakeSuperiorView
Feb 2019
#12
That's not someone condoning blackface. I still await all the links of DUers who condone blackface..
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#31
I'd be here all day trying to unhide or search google to find post removed.
rogue emissary
Feb 2019
#33
Someone can decry blackface, but forgive one instance of it done 35 years ago.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#40
Those 34%-ers are Republicans. Can you send your links to all the DUers who condone blackface?
Honeycombe8
Feb 2019
#30
I've actually talked to some of the 30%. "White Chicks" is apparently sufficient justification.
Pope George Ringo II
Feb 2019
#29
One Third of Americans are apparently racist trash. But, we knew that already, didn't we?
Progressive Jones
Feb 2019
#38