Is "whiteface" considered offensive?

Is "whiteface" considered offensive? Apr 7, 2021 2:58:40 GMT

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Post by Admin on Apr 7, 2021 2:58:40 GMT

Apr 6, 2021 16:38:29 GMT gameboy said:

Apr 6, 2021 16:04:59 GMT PreachCaleb said:

Gotta disagree there. People absolutely do have a right to be offended. No one has a right to tell someone else what is and isn't offensive to them. That's a bit arrogant. We don't get to decide for others how they should feel about something.

That is actually a completely separate issue. And while I agree for the most part that anything goes in comedy, particularly lampoons, that does not negate people's right to feel offended by something. The two are not intertwined. I can absolutely believe in no politically correct ban on free speech and still be offended by blackface.

Let me clarify in terms of rights protected by government. Of course it's a free speech right to express offense. But you cannot limit the free speech rights of others to protect yourself from being offended.

Your phrasing got you snagged up here, GB. The Bill of No Rights, Article II states:

"You do not have the right to never be offended."

May you never again run into that snag. And please, hold your applause.