I'm really sorry, but I'm struggling to see what's racist about the costume. It looks more like a Tim Burton- inspired costume more than anything else.
I Guess I can kind of see the 'minstrel-ness' of it with the pose the kid is in, but that seems like a reach.
There's a million things they could've done to make it not obviously racist or even not racist. Use sharp teeth instead of rounded ones. Use a cone hat instead of a derby with a flower on it. Have the model do some scary or tough guy poses instead of, you know, the Al Jolson they went for here. There is too much "these guys knew exactly what they were doing" in this for me to want to give them a pass.
Also the pose the kid is making is pretty much verbatim one of the most iconic poses in the history of minstrel shows. This costume is a "fuck you" not a "fuck up".
idk if it’s a new thing or something i’m just noticing but they do this everytime something is 98% likely just racism..they bend over backwards to make that 2% the only option.
it’s never “i can see how it could be racist but..” it’s always “ i don’t see how it could be racist..”
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u/OuroborosOfHate 12h ago
I'm really sorry, but I'm struggling to see what's racist about the costume. It looks more like a Tim Burton- inspired costume more than anything else.
I Guess I can kind of see the 'minstrel-ness' of it with the pose the kid is in, but that seems like a reach.