Performing Redface is generally considered racially insensitive and offensive, yes. It's making a costume of a culture/people. The same way that doing blackface or yellowface (dressing up in traditional East Asian culture attire as a gimmick or costume) is offensive.
Yeah, but see. Redface. Blackface. It's not an expression most people in Germany ever heard of. Yes, I agree that it might be pure ignorance, and I am guilty of it too. I admit the first time I heard the expression (blackface) when some Balotelli fans painted their faces black to show their support for him - which actually appreciated because he didn't know Blackface either. However, I had to learn that for some people it obviously is offensive. Children in Germany at Basti's age grew up with Winnetou (not sure if you know the character by Karl May) and they dress as "Cowboy und Indianer" at kids parties. It's entirely innocent. Ignorant, yes, but not evil in any way.
And look at that lovely ginger tint! It helps that Schalke is recovering nicely (so now they can have a nail-biting infuriating game agaisnt Madrid and clumsily finish out the season hopefully with a CL spot)
nonsense! he has his evil jacket, his evil mustache, his evil umbrella.. all set to go order some trains getting robbed and some nefarious stuff done by his henchmen
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Yes, I agree that it might be pure ignorance, and I am guilty of it too. I admit the first time I heard the expression (blackface) when some Balotelli fans painted their faces black to show their support for him - which actually appreciated because he didn't know Blackface either. However, I had to learn that for some people it obviously is offensive.
Children in Germany at Basti's age grew up with Winnetou (not sure if you know the character by Karl May) and they dress as "Cowboy und Indianer" at kids parties. It's entirely innocent. Ignorant, yes, but not evil in any way.
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BTW, blackjedii sis, your king Benni's hair transplant is a success! He's looking much better than he did six months ago.
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oblig captain shot
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because his costume is on-point and his choices are excellent
his life choice of who he associates with should and probably is being questioned ATM
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Yeah this is pretty full of race fail and fail costumes. Ooop.
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