source: Huffington PostAfter reports of a picture on Facebook, University of Southern Mississippi officials placed members of the Phi Mu sorority on probation for attending a Halloween party dressed in BLACKFACE to depict the Huxtable family from “The Cosby Show”. The Halloween party was ‘80’s themed.
Blackface is a form of theatrical makeup used in minstrel shows, and later vaudeville, in which performers create a stereotyped caricature of a black person. The practice gained popularity during the 19th century and propagated American racist stereotypes such as the "happy-go-lucky darky on the plantation" or the "dandified coon ".
According to the Associated Press, Joe Paul, vice president of student affairs, says the executive officers of Phi Mu and the women involved met on Sunday with a group of African-American student leaders at the university.
Blackface is a form of theatrical makeup used in minstrel shows, and later vaudeville, in which performers create a stereotyped caricature of a black person. The practice gained popularity during the 19th century and propagated American racist stereotypes such as the "happy-go-lucky darky on the plantation" or the "dandified coon ".
According to the Associated Press, Joe Paul, vice president of student affairs, says the executive officers of Phi Mu and the women involved met on Sunday with a group of African-American student leaders at the university.
Phi Mu’s national president says that the choice of costumes does not reflect the values of the sorority. This may be true, but it does make one wonder. What does this choice of BLACKFACE post-Obama reflect?
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source: Huffington Post
