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  • Sasuke [comrade/them]
    hexbear
    34
    7 months ago

    i looked up the journal and...

    Black Pete, King Balthasar, and the New Orleans Zulus: Can Black Make-Up Traditions Ever Be Justified?

    In this article, I challenge the widely held view that black make-up traditions are categorically wrong.

    Why Shouldn’t Race Be a Costume?―A (Qualified) Defense of Wearing Cross-Racial Make-Up During Halloween

    This article challenges the view that wearing cross-racial make-up on such occasions as part of personal costumes—as opposed to costumes that are integral to specific cultural traditions, such as the New Orleans Zulu parade—is always wrong.

    Philosophical Reflections on “the Filthiest, Dirtiest, Nastiest Word in the English Language”1

    When, if ever, is it morally permissible to utter the word “joker”? (NB: The word “joker” is a placeholder for another word, the mere utterance of which certain people find unsettling or offensive. See the prolegomenon of this article for an explanation.)

    marx-joker

    • Nakoichi [he/him]
      hexagon
      hexbear
      31
      7 months ago

      Journal of Controversial Opinions is just bigotry?

      shocked-pikachu

      • @AlkaliMarxist
        hexbear
        21
        7 months ago

        Print version of r/unpopularopinion

        • mittens [he/him]
          hexbear
          12
          7 months ago

          Oh fuck that's the board I was thinking about, it wasn't askreddit lmao