Blackface DRAKE has a Polish Doppelganger
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Watch people be mad at this but already gave Drake a pass
MischievousMonkey
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Polish pawgs
MischievousMonkey
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That has nothing to do with black face though. The large majority of European countries have no idea of the racist past of the black face in America and do not careDisingenuous. Every country that follows soccer has been made aware of racist images,chants,stereotypes of Blacks over the past 12 years. Because of the blatant racism shown to African descended players in soccer frields across Europe, the past several WC and championshps have publicizied anti racism campaigns.
I will bet money that this ad ran in every country over the past 10 years ,including Poland. and that anti racism spots and shows have run on tv there.
Don't make the assumption that because this is an American based website that people aren't aware of what goes on around the world
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I'm saying that the issue of anti Black racism is front and center during what's consistently the most watched sporting event in the world ..the World Cup. and has been for the past few WCs.That has nothing to do with black face though. The large majority of European countries have no idea of the racist past of the black face in America and do not care
These efforts were made because Euro whites in soccer stadiums , who allegedly don't know about the racist past in America, were saying..chanting...holding signs promoting the SAME stereotypes against Black folks that were/are used in the United States.
These Mfers know....just no repurcussions to them doing this shyt.
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We gon act like this white guy didnt just put on blackface to dress up as another white guy?
MischievousMonkey
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Oh, if you're talking about them knowing about racism in general, then my bad. I was just pointing out that in this particular occurrence, it's not about racism
These guys are so mad at Drake they've adopted white supremacy tactics in irony to try and call out a move that was racially insensitive.
I'm sayin breh.
I'm not a Drake fan but no way in hell am I gonna side with some cac doing blackface because of my hate for Drake.
Instead of choosing one or the other, I choose to condemn both Drake and this cac for this blackface shyt.
If you find yourself agreeing with WS, you gotta do some introspective soul searching.
Someone get oshay duke Jackson on the coli. 
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I will usually defer to a person who lives in country or region being discussed, as I will now to you.
I don't live in Europe, but I do know that the biggest things America exports is & was culture. American films traveled the globe for a century now, and formed the basis for how many view Blacks.Often for decades before many in those places had ever seen Black people. Hollywood films with actors in blackface have definitely played in Poland for decades.
I have a young cousin who vistied this summer from France. Born and raised there...he told me that he never experienced racism. His father, who emigrated there as an adult, discusses race issues with me all the time. He sees subtle and overt racist shyt all the time. Slightly different variation of what happens here in the US . I'll be interested to hear his son's take on racism when he gets a bit older. The train is never late.
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MischievousMonkey
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I globally agree but I think you overestimate the impact blackface movies left internationally. Most people have never seen or heard about one, except if you are into old movies.
To give you an example, last year there was a "big" controversy in France over the costume of a french white football player (Antoine Griezzman). Dude loves the NBA and the Harlem Globetrotters so he disguised himself to look like one for a 80s party. Obviously he has no idea or knowledge of the black face and its history like a large majority of french people. When he posted the pic, it's actually an english site (UK a different story than the rest of Europe) that called him out and started the international neg train he took. Only then french black twitter (with most of its members who knew about blackface having learned about it on social media following American news) took on and fueled the rest of the controversy. So if I had to gauge, I'd say that 85% of french people hearing about the controversy heard for the first time it was an old American racist practice. And the debates that ensued revolved around "we're not in the US so what's touchy over there should not be our issue for here" with plenty people of all colors defending it.
10 years ago this movie, where a racist white woman turns into a black woman, came out with little to no problem
and was even considered an anti-racist movie by the general population. But because no social media at the time, no real backlash outside of American press.
And there are plenty other examples like that. With virtually no black population in eastern Europe, I doubt anyone in the audience saw racist connotations to the performance. They just saw a dude cosplaying in Drake.
And for your young cousin, he may see it later or be oblivious to it. Depends on where he lives too, a little like in the United States. Growing up in the south of France I bet I saw even more racism than most of the Coli because no black community here.
But cultural differences matter in this case: Americans are way louder and honest than french people in general who are more reserved and cowardly, so it plays in how both express their racism too and how your cousin might perceive it.
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