Is blackface always offensive?

[Aegon]

In a thread supposedly concerned with offending people, I find it extremely hypocritical that some people consider it fine to be as offensive, judgmental and arrogant as they like, as long as it’s directed towards someone who the in-group consider to hold a "wrong" opinion.

Really disappointing. I’ve noticed this going on in other threads too. Just insult people so that the wrong opinions either go away or submit to attacks from groupthink. The insults don’t count because they are righteous. I was recently driven away from another forum in exactly the same way.

I’m not going to bother to elaborate on what I actually meant, as people seem quite happy to just make up stories about me and put me in neat little boxes.

I don't think I personally insulted you in my response. Would you disagree? I might've went on a slight tirade, but it was the part of me that's been so sick of white guys saying stuff like that coming out. I actually think my opinion on the matter is somewhat moderate -- relatively speaking, of course.

I also have no problem with being wrong or being challenged. I'm also okay with being called arrogant or offensive as long as I'm told exactly how and why. At the end of the day, I want the person I'm talking to to have a solid understanding of my POV, because I intend to sway you in my direction. Obviously I can do better, and with some emotionally charged issues it can be difficult to do that.

And whether my opinion on something is the same as the group's is largely irrelevant, I believe what I want based on my own standard of truth and evidence and sometimes it aligns with other's, sometimes it doesn't.

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I don’t exactly know what’s going on here. I think people are reading a lot more into my words than I’ve actually said. I’ll be hitting the old dusty trail.

Your post had an incredibly wide scope, despite the very specific topic of blackface. Also, generally speaking, if everybody responds to your post in a certain fashion that you deem to be a misunderstanding, it's most likely your own fault for the way in which you worded it. That goes for every person, including me.

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