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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Just from ignorance, what's the issue with painting his face black if one of the traits of the character is his black skin? I'm not into these fiction characters so if they're not back, just ignore my question.
gpt
Blackface has a really dark history. It was featured widely in something called minstrel shows, which were popular during the era of the slave trade and Jim Crowe era. Basically they were comedy skits where white people painted their faces black and depicted extremely racist tropes of black people. The use of black face continued to promote racism long after the minstrel shows went out of fashion. It’s like saying the N word. You just don’t do it.