The Swiping Generation has become the New Age Judge of all that came before them.
The Swiping Generation has unilaterally decided to throw out the Statute of Limitations. The Swiping Generation, ignorant of what life was like before the Internet, has cast their decision that any type of Black Face means a person is guilty of all relatable charges, no Trial Necessary.
Where did this level of arrogance come from? Possibly the act of Swiping left, right, up and down, continuously, is changing how brains work. I have difficulty fathoming the concept of swiping past hundreds of faces, perhaps thousands of faces, rejecting each and every one until the perfect face is found for hooking up. It's the story of Adam and Eve all over again, and the Snake is the Swipe.
The Swiper's self induced empowerment to decide their own fate by the Swipe of their hand, now Judges those who came before them. The Swipers talk about the Pain of Past, as if they bemoan it everyday, yet most have probably never done their own research to bring to life someone's story from the past who would otherwise soon be forgotten.
The "Off with their Head's" fomenting is always the easiest way to discern any situation that does not meet with a Swiper's approval, and the Swiping Generation seems ok with that.
The Genesis and use of Black Face is obviously unacceptable. But when further analyzed, it is important to realize that Entertainment in General was a hit or miss proposition. Either the Entertainer was so enthralling they were revered by all, or they were put on Stage to be laughed at, not laughed with.
The Performers in Black Face who sold out the Black Race in large part were victims themselves. Most Performers did not fit in with the day to day life of olden times and it was either sell out to give the public what it was told it wanted, or live a life of complete despair and incompetence.
Will we ever know for every person who wore Black Face, how many others refused to wear Black Face because they saw it for the Aristocratical poison that it was?
Might I suggest that for Racism to Exist, most likely Classism exists as well. Classism drives Racism, and Wealth and Power drive Classism.
Find the Heroes of the Past who rejected and condemned Black Face. Then as time moved on separate Black Facer's into those who did it to ridicule, and those who did it out of respect and reverence, and never clump them all into one group, as that is how Fascism takes root.
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