A lot of ppl try to say that blackface is offensive. I'm not God, so I don't know how 2 make judgments like that. I think that this costume by CSS lead singer LOVEFOXXX is a metaphor about slavery. There are a bunch of hands on her costume, which represent 'people working in the fields.'
However, there is a special glimmer to her black paint which symbolizes hope. That 'hope' is directly related to Barry Obama's election, and she is just trying to say that 'black people used to have it bad, but now things are okay bc they can express themselves through urban culture blogs and streetwear [via kanye].' I'm not sure what the print on her shirt/body suit means, but it is probably some sort of cave dweller typography, or something that ancient people would write on bowls and walls and stuff like that to tell their stories about life.
Lovefoxxx's costume is complete with a hint of JokerAlt. After Heath Ledger played 'the Joker' in The Dark Knight, every1 is looking to recreate his pain and his humor by drawing 'happy face scars' that extend their mouths. While I kinda wanna laugh with ur, I can also feel a little bit of the pain that she went through, bringing me closer 2 her.
Do yall think this costume was offensive?
Did I misinterpret it?
Are there such things as metaphors?
Why can't things just stand 4 what they are?
If u really think about it... in our post-hiphop culture world, isn't there a lil bit of black paint on all of our faces?
Did n e 1 study racial issues at college? Do we only look to black people for 'crime' and 'entertainment'? Do yall think Barry Obama is good for the minority career-goal zeitgeist, or should we all try to be in the NBA/rappers/Oprahs /Beyonces / Chris Browns / OJ Simpsons / Magic Johnsons / Charles Barkleys / Condoleezas / Martin Lawrences / George W. Bushes ?
h8 how I work myself up since I pick up on too many metaphors. h8 my liberal arts education. :-(
wish I could be dumb and just eat Doritos and watch MTV and read PerezHilton on my Dell laptop. But I'm not. Being alt is a glorious burden.
Previous Lovefoxxx Shenanigans
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/09/monitoring-lovefoxxx-stage-costumes.html
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hooolllaaaaa aren't Css and slavery last century's topics? soo pasadoo
@mexi-calty, isn't lovefoxxx the type of woman you'd "cum on" ?
@dvdi, not at all!!! specially with all those gloves around her neck,,, not fan of rubber you know with all that annoying noise it makes,,,perhaps a bonus meta-metaphor for lovefoxxx's singing? hehe im just teasing I love lovefoxxx but still think lovefoxx is kinda passee in an unique way lovefoxxx can only be.
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Even W. is getting in on it....
W. dressed as Barry Obama
Her costume is more likely than not the direct result of a seven day crack binge.
@Citizen Science,
I literally know this for a fact.
zomg charles i luz u
blackface is a throwback [via shkspr] to when girls couldn't play girls b/c they were all 'a lil ghey'.
can u blog abt barry-o's white half sometime? feel left out
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Is Lovefoxxx an octoroon?
@Sam,
more like Hexadecaroon
@Sam, basically every1 in Latin America is part black/Injun aside from the people who rule the country [via "Latin American Politix" in college]. since Lovefoxxx does not have a seat in the Brazilian parliament, we can safely assume she's at least as black as Barry.
i mean i guess
i feel like you make this post every 3 days man
I might be hip and shit / But ain’t no hipster bitch/ Miss me with that shit / Fuck dat Hipster Shit!
You calling me a what?! / Miss me with that shit / I ain’t no hipster bitch / Fuck Dat Hipster Shit
Blackface is the new Chi-Mo glasses.
Blackface is the new black.
Blackface is the new blog house.
im tired yall, i live in california....
its not even blackface yall
shes part black/injun/latina/brizillian whatever
shes just putting forth an authentic expression of her inner suppressed self
carles you almost hoodwinked us into offendedness
but not rly cuz i didnt rly care. whatever.
she's just trying to connect with her japanese heritage by practicing ganguro like all the other crazy japanese girls: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro
not offensive at all.
it's just glam makeup. move along yall.
Is she wearing a wig or is her hair really that dead? it's so dead it looks fake. good costume.
smh, she looks like the joker, carles.
i think u r "on2 something" re posthphop omni-blkface. learn yrself some benny goodman, yall. -stanley crouch
uh? slavery is horribly relevant, but the interpretation of this photo is a bit off. bodies are still assigned meaning within hierarchy and social conflict. Please read some Jan Pieterse, Judy Helfland, Lewis Gordon, bell hooks, Frantz Fanon and Edward Said.
who does she think she is? karen o?
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