http://www.asian-nation.org/headlines/2009/10/harry-connick-blackface-recognizing-white-privilege/ Blog on contemporary news, issues, and current events related to Asian Americans and American racial/ethnic relations Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.asian-nation.org/headlines/2009/10/harry-connick-blackface-recognizing-white-privilege/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 C L O S E R » Blog Archive » Closing the week 49 – Featuring Sinterklaas & Black Pete: A Racist Dutch Tradition Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:51:04 +0000 http://www.asian-nation.org/headlines/?p=1523#comment-1525 [...] Harry Connick Jr., Blackface, and Recognizing White Privilege : Asian-Nation : Asian American News, ... There are two interesting sociological points to note here. The first is the apparent differences in racial attitudes between the U.S. and Australia. That is, even though many Americans still are rather ignorant of the racial significance and racist legacy of blackface and still wear it from time to time (especially around this time of year, Halloween, as seen in the photo on the right), for the most part, I will presume that most Americans understand that blackface is offensive (or at least the reactions and criticisms to it are much more intense). [...] [...] Harry Connick Jr., Blackface, and Recognizing White Privilege : Asian-Nation : Asian American News, … There are two interesting sociological points to note here. The first is the apparent differences in racial attitudes between the U.S. and Australia. That is, even though many Americans still are rather ignorant of the racial significance and racist legacy of blackface and still wear it from time to time (especially around this time of year, Halloween, as seen in the photo on the right), for the most part, I will presume that most Americans understand that blackface is offensive (or at least the reactions and criticisms to it are much more intense). [...]

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