Is this harmless fun as compared to the VA politicians? Or a double standard?

Ah, so every time one of these stories pops up you’ll bring up this false equivalency to make your bigot self feel better. Of course. Did I step out of line with that last sentence? Well, it’s difficult not to make “unfair” assumptions in topics like this—best not to stoop others’ level right? Unavoidable after seeing so many boards being brought down by those that complain nonstop (and not so fairly) about actors, movies and their identity politics. So many of these Hollywood liberal-hating hypocrites demean basically ANYONE who rightfully speaks out against nothing but hate. With that in mind, how should I give you the benefit of the doubt in a questionable thread like this? But I digress.

White face? Wow, yeah. That is an issue that’s getting out of hand and has a long history! (Especially when it’s been done with awareness and humor). Black face, on the other hand, has for hundreds of years been a real thing that has been far more insulting and demonizing to a race of people than something like White Chicks has. It’s called history.

But clearly that’s not what you want to be told, so just check what’s trending. Nearly every other board on this place, particularly actor boards, has true propagandists like yourself whining 24/7.

I'm not going to call you a bigot, as DracTarashV2 has done. From my few encounters with you on these boards, you strike me as sincere and fundamentally decent.

However, what I will say is that, irrespective of the unnecessary personal insults, DracTarashV2 has a point.

'Whiteface' is hardly a problematic historical phenomenon on par with 'blackface'. 'Blackface' and minstrel performances, some of which were performed by African-Americans darkened up even further to play grotesque caricatures of their race, for the amusement of predominantly white audiences, has a shameful and disturbing history. In many instances, black performers were barred from various events and displays, including the Miss America beauty pageant, except as a 'comic' troupe of minstrels, occasionally wearing fake chains in order to simulate slavery. And in practically all cases, blackface was intended to demean black people, robbing of them of their agency, and upholding repugnant racial fallacies that held black people to be 'less intelligent'.

Unlike 'whiteface', 'blackface' is a case of punching down. It's people with relative power keeping black people in 'their place'. By contrast, super-rich white women may still experience sexism, as all women do, but, by-and-large, they still belong to a relatively privileged demographic, and for the most part these women were being mocked not for their gender per se, but for being particularly spoiled and over-privileged examples of white womanhood.

There's definitely a double standard. I don't know why the other posters have to refer to the history of blackface and minstrel shows, because I sincerely doubt that's what those dopey white guys are mimicking.

This movie is harmless fun. I'm a white guy.
I'm not offended.

DOUBLE STANDARDS.

DUH.