Is it racist?

**MrJeff** · 10-07-2011, 10:40 AM

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** · 10-07-2011, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 10-07-2011, 08:44 PM

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.

**Tdre977** · 10-08-2011, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

I like your style!

**cinda** · 10-08-2011, 12:27 AM

I agree with what the majority said here it's not racist. Most will no more about the beer your drinking then about who you are suppose to be. They will know you are dressed up as a civil war soldier but knowing who you are and further knowing this solider was a Lieutenant General by the end of his Carree I doubt it. So have fun and do not forget the pictures!