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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….