Home › Forums › Ganymede & Titan Forum › Well, this is pretty fucking bizarre Search for: This topic has 13 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 9 months ago by Karnie. Scroll to bottom Creator Topic September 12, 2013 at 12:14 pm #209238 Bexley HeathParticipant I didn’t think people were still doing blackface in music videos these days… :S Creator Topic Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) Author Replies September 12, 2013 at 12:45 pm #209239 anniescribeParticipant My thoughts, in order: <I>Star Trek meets Red Dwarf-ish outpost Oh shit, it IS Red Dwarf Why is Todhunter a hologram? The fuck am I watching? So this is where Dr. Evil trains his fembots You know, the world really does need more rappin’ Rimmer Cat can’t dance Did Cat kill and eat Lister? When did Rimmer become Palpatine? The fuck did I watch all the way through?</I> September 13, 2013 at 5:00 am #209247 PhilParticipant I watched it with the sound off. I feel live I’ve eaten some bad beef. September 13, 2013 at 6:43 am #209248 BlisschickParticipant Oh hell, I had to watch this right before going to bed. I. Have. No. Words. September 14, 2013 at 12:39 pm #209255 anniescribeParticipant I don’t know where this band is from. But I suspect there are more countries than not where blackface isn’t seen as bad, where they don’t have the history the US and UK do with African slavery. If they’re neither British nor American, maybe they don’t think it’s offensive? I still want to know what the fuck I watched … September 14, 2013 at 1:31 pm #209256 Bexley HeathParticipant You raise an excellent point. They seem to be from Spain. I know less than bugger-all about Spanish culture and history, so don’t trust anything I say from hereon in, but a little googling indicates that a) Spain did have a fair bit to do with the slave trade and b) there’s one or two instances of blackface in Spanish tradition that are now starting to be challenged as offensive. But, it being a different cultural landscape, yes indeed, that’s very likely. As for your second question, I’m afraid I can’t help. September 14, 2013 at 4:10 pm #209257 anniescribeParticipant Here’s an admittedly crazy question: Is it possible that’s the dude’s actual skin and he’s not wearing blackface? September 14, 2013 at 5:14 pm #209258 Bexley HeathParticipant That much I <i>did</i> make sure to check. These appear to be the dudes in question, if I haven’t entirely misgoogled. (source) September 14, 2013 at 5:17 pm #209259 Bexley HeathParticipant (Whoops, HTML fail. Can’t get the comment to edit properly. I know no-one cares, but that’s gonna annoy me now!) September 14, 2013 at 5:57 pm #209260 Pecospete666Participant I thought it was mildly entertaining! But simple amusement for simple minds! If I wasn’t so lazy I would translate it! Thank you for posting it. September 14, 2013 at 11:22 pm #209261 anniescribeParticipant I tweeted the video to someone yesterday with only a humorous “I don’t even know, LOL” and I guess the band gets Google alerts for their name, because shortly after, they retweeted me. Since it gave me the opportunity, I asked about the blackface and where they were from, and explained in the US it’s considered offensive (and asked if it was even makeup anyway). The guy said they’re from Andalucia and his producer played Cat because he resembles him. He said the makeup artist “just put his skin a little darker” on the producer because he’s Latin, and said it’s not offensive, “it’s just performing.” So there you go – I’m not doing a full “20/20” investigative report to verify his cultural claims, but he did address my questions quickly and pleasantly. And on Twitter, where there’s not much room to explain much. For whatever that’s worth. :-D September 15, 2013 at 11:23 am #209262 Bexley HeathParticipant Well, that’s something, certainly. Personally, what offends me most about that video is that pitiful excuse for a salute. September 15, 2013 at 4:42 pm #209263 RidleyParticipant But who would win in a fight between blackface Duane Dibbley, possibly blackface Cat and blackhand Bond? September 16, 2013 at 12:29 am #209264 KarnieParticipant Wow, that’s some pretty hi-def footage from “UFO”…. Author Replies Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In