Is it racist?

[Paddy]

No, I don't think it is. Dressing up in black face and cake-waking down the street while trick or treating, however would be.

Doc.

I'd pay good money to see that !

[b.read]

I agree with Sarge...I personally wouldn't wear it either. Not because it's racist, which it's not- I would just get tired of answering "who are you supposed to be?" all night.

[CoventryCat86]

Wear it and say who you are. Dressing up as a Civil War general is not "racist" no way, no how.

[Tdre977]

I have to try to make this happen now. Maybe I'll make my gal dress up as a southern belle.

[MrJeff]

My dad is a big fat guy, or at least he used to be. Lost a bunch of weight. But when I was a kid he used to dress up every year as Aunt Jemimah. Black face, kerchief, long dress, the whole nine yards. Was that racist? I don't think so. He did it because it was fucking hilarious that he looked just like the lady on the pancake box in the cupboard. There was nothing mean about it. In my mind it is no different than if he dressed up as the Quaker Oats guy, Chef Boyardee, or Tony the Tiger.

[ggiese]

My dad is a big fat guy, or at least he used to be. Lost a bunch of weight. But when I was a kid he used to dress up every year as Aunt Jemimah. Black face, kerchief, long dress, the whole nine yards. Was that racist? I don't think so. He did it because it was fucking hilarious that he looked just like the lady on the pancake box in the cupboard. There was nothing mean about it. In my mind it is no different than if he dressed up as the Quaker Oats guy, Chef Boyardee, or Tony the Tiger.

While Al Jolson may have made a career out of wearing black face, I'd venture to say there would be some serious mixed reaction to playing Al Jolson or Aunt Jemima in black face today. To my point - if I were to send your dad to a "club" down on the South Side of Chicago dressed as Aunt Jemima, do you think he'd come out in one piece?

Call me conservative, but I would not be so foolish as to do something that brash for fear I'd become the party's pinata.

[buzz]

1. Get a blender
2. Make yourself a nice frozen margarita
3. Get a Burger King crown and turn it inside out
4. Write "Sir Mix-a-Lot" on the crown

No one will call you racist, and you'll be drinking a refreshing margarita all night long. Win-win.