May
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Does it still count as blackface if it’s chocolatey and delicious and part of a culture which really does not seem to “get” the lasting impact of slavery?
Me: Oh, hey, what happened to your glasses?
Teacher: Well I was at the White House today —
Me: The White House?
Teacher: Yeah, it’s a cafe that looks like the White House.
Me: Of course. Go on.
Teacher: And we were doing a photoshoot with the graduating students, and I had chocolate on my face because I was Obama, and the students stuffed pillows under their shirts to look like… ummm…
Me: Americans?
Teacher: Yeah….