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51. CU-Boulder faculty: Is black face paint school spirit or racist?

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 12:01 PM

Jan 2019

University of Colorado faculty leaders may consider whether the use of black face paint at sporting events is school spirit or racially insensitive and reminiscent of "blackface" costumes.

The Boulder Faculty Assembly's diversity committee has raised the concern that, on multiple occasions, "blackface" costumes have been displayed at sporting events and on Pearl Street during Halloween.

But students who have worn black body paint to past football games say they're simply showing school spirit and supporting the Buffs, whose colors are black and gold.

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_17288625

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Covington Catholic Basketball game [View all] Cattledog Jan 2019 OP

Look at the students in blackface on the left and right. riverbendviewgal Jan 2019 #1

Disgusting! FM123 Jan 2019 #3

Look closer: There are 4 students in blackface in that photo LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #4

I was too hasty to post riverbendviewgal Jan 2019 #6

I almost replied saying there are two. LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #41

the one next to the player is on the basketball court shouting scarytomcat Jan 2019 #54

Note the white power sign of the kid on the floor MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #103

That's a white power sign? I don't know these things. scarytomcat Jan 2019 #115

Yes it's a WP sign. See other posts saying it is a 3 point sign. MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #123

He is responding to racist insults the same way Jackie Robinson did. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #118

OMG. Ugly, ugly. This needs to go viral. yardwork Jan 2019 #9

When was this photo taken. Recently or years ago. olegramps Jan 2019 #75

2015 MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #104

I'm sure the audio to go with that would be quite eye opening. Takket Jan 2019 #2

No need for audio. The kids in blackface are already speaking volumes. yardwork Jan 2019 #10

Oh geez!!!! Takket Jan 2019 #15

Take a look at the one on the right. yardwork Jan 2019 #21

Yeah... blackbody... when blackface isn't racist enough for you Takket Jan 2019 #23

Not just that - the white markings, stereotypical caricature. Very ugly. Very extreme. yardwork Jan 2019 #45

Looks like the Covington Catholic High School is a breeding ground for democratisphere Jan 2019 #5

You can hardly blame an entire religion for one school. whathehell Jan 2019 #105

This is a so called Catholic School owned by the Catholic Religion. democratisphere Jan 2019 #122

The Catholic Church doesn't preach racism, in fact it regards it as a sin. whathehell Jan 2019 #130

Since Covington apparently does not teach the values of the Catholic Church democratisphere Jan 2019 #131

Lol...Teaching doesn't guarrantee learning. whathehell Jan 2019 #132

This is a private Catholic School with a definite agenda. democratisphere Jan 2019 #133

Public schools have "a definite agenda".. Should we shut them down whathehell Jan 2019 #134

is this for real or photoshopped? beachbum bob Jan 2019 #7

Is the white supremacist hand sign photoshopped? I think not. yardwork Jan 2019 #17

I think you are right. Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #76

Same question here Raven123 Jan 2019 #27

100% real ... Mineral Man posted a CovCath PROMO video that shows these fans ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #52

I too thought it was a photoshop...OMG. dewsgirl Jan 2019 #67

School spirit chant. gibraltar72 Jan 2019 #8

I'd like to see the time and place that was taken. Then dem4decades Jan 2019 #11

It's 2013 at a Basketball Game, presumably a 'Home' game, but ... mr_lebowski Jan 2019 #55

2011 TheDude55555 Jan 2019 #88

The kid to the immediate left of the Clark County player is making that white supremacist troll sign yardwork Jan 2019 #12

Nope. That would have the index finger on the thumb, not the middle finger. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #14

Whatever. Looks like he's making "the sign" to me. Execution imperfect in the moment. yardwork Jan 2019 #19

Check this picture out... Takket Jan 2019 #24

Very fine people dalton99a Jan 2019 #29

Clearly the children at the private school for the ultra rich Takket Jan 2019 #30

Yeah, mom is corporate VP, dad is district sales manager dalton99a Jan 2019 #38

Omigod. Baitball Blogger Jan 2019 #31

That is for a 3 point shot Botany Jan 2019 #82

That is at least the right hand sign. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #35

It's the sign for a three point score in basketball jberryhill Jan 2019 #64

Also, "smokin" Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #68

Yes but kid throwing the WP sign to the player in red MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #124

He's not doing that sign. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2019 #129

Don't you inbound from under the basket after a score? Or at beginning of 2nd half? MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #135

What an ugly cesspool. There must be hundreds of pockets like this. Yay internet. zonkers Jan 2019 #62

It's the sign for a three pointer in basketball jberryhill Jan 2019 #61

I'm looking at the photo in the OP. He's not holding up three fingers. yardwork Jan 2019 #92

And what year is that photograph from? jberryhill Jan 2019 #98

Good point. The blackface is clear, though. yardwork Jan 2019 #106

kristo-republican values are a moral shithole Achilleaze Jan 2019 #13

If any of those punks had to face that African American man one on one they would shit their pants. Botany Jan 2019 #16

CovCath's very fine basketball player dalton99a Jan 2019 #18

Wow. Just wow. Baitball Blogger Jan 2019 #33

And, he was allowed to walk at graduation obamanut2012 Jan 2019 #127

If this is real it needs to be blasted throughout social media.... doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #20

So, is there any more information about that photo? MineralMan Jan 2019 #22

It's circa 2013 according to this 2015 post: dalton99a Jan 2019 #25

Thanks. MineralMan Jan 2019 #32

Truth or Fiction was not able to validate or find the source of that photo, but.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #94

See my post #46 in this thread. There's also video MineralMan Jan 2019 #95

Thank you for adding that info. n/t demmiblue Jan 2019 #36

I did a little digging angrychair Jan 2019 #89

But of course! Anon-C Jan 2019 #26

What's the point of the kid in black paint? I have seen kids like that painted for games rockfordfile Jan 2019 #28

The one on the far right is wearing very ugly racist paint. yardwork Jan 2019 #42

Where did this photo come from? MichMary Jan 2019 #34

I read the thread in which this photo was posted in the Kentucky prep school basketball blog. dem4decades Jan 2019 #37

Yep. No one batted an eye dalton99a Jan 2019 #39

so hard to believe that any school would allow kids in blackface into a game. rurallib Jan 2019 #70

Hey, they gave us Mitch McConnell... llmart Jan 2019 #43

and the great libertarian Rand Paul dalton99a Jan 2019 #44

Putin seems to have many little errand boys, all Republican. dem4decades Jan 2019 #47

I'm sure there's a rational explanation for this EffieBlack Jan 2019 #40

CU-Boulder faculty: Is black face paint school spirit or racist? oberliner Jan 2019 #51

Oh, good Lord! Seriously?! EffieBlack Jan 2019 #60

Some people's "whataboutism" knows no bounds Docreed2003 Jan 2019 #77

funny... I don't see any gold painted faces lapfog_1 Jan 2019 #66

Here's a video of those Students in blackface MineralMan Jan 2019 #46

Not going to defend this but... progressoid Jan 2019 #48

Yes. But blackface is a unique and entirely bigoted insult. MineralMan Jan 2019 #49

Yep. Any semi-informed adult there could have stopped this. progressoid Jan 2019 #56

Yeah, their colors are blue and white, so I'm not going to jump on that one Drahthaardogs Jan 2019 #59

It was a "blackout" game jberryhill Jan 2019 #79

Note that nobody's face is painted black with white cartoon caricature lips and eyes. yardwork Jan 2019 #110

Ah, so jberryhill Jan 2019 #111

The absence of such photos doesn't excuse this. yardwork Jan 2019 #112

I'm not selling excuses jberryhill Jan 2019 #113

Yikes. underpants Jan 2019 #57

Yup. MineralMan Jan 2019 #58

Reminiscent of Hitler Youth. nt oasis Jan 2019 #50

Or an Arizona State basketball game oberliner Jan 2019 #53

Keep plugging away at the rationalizations. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #74

What's the purpose of your "whataboutism" posts? brush Jan 2019 #80

The purpose.... jberryhill Jan 2019 #90

But black out is not blackface. brush Jan 2019 #93

Well I certainly agree with you jberryhill Jan 2019 #96

That would be a football game rufus dog Jan 2019 #137

Parents in KY choose those schools so they don't have to deal with "those people". redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #63

Parents in KY aren't doing anything differently from parents anywhere else. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2019 #81

Shit scared of brown and black people. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #85

You took who on? cwydro Jan 2019 #120

I was in the stands that night at the game. redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #136

WTF backtoblue Jan 2019 #65

Future leaders of the fascist party and the product of a capitalistic plutocracy. nt mastermind Jan 2019 #69

This is disgusting lillypaddle Jan 2019 #71

There's something wrong here... B Stieg Jan 2019 #72

I hope you got this photo because it's gone viral lunatica Jan 2019 #73

Is there a link from where this image came from? nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #78

See the link shown in post #55 here. LuckyCharms Jan 2019 #84

I found it, and should have said so Baltimike Jan 2019 #100

Please see my post No. 94, above. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #99

Thanks so much. It's a screen shot of this link that MineralMan found Baltimike Jan 2019 #101

Didn't see that photo in the video and.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #102

The.very.first.seconds. ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY include this. Watch it again. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #108

Not on my YouTube and I've watched it several times. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #114

FOUR FUCKING seconds in....FOUR seconds...hit pause... Baltimike Jan 2019 #117

You may have misunderstood my original post. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #121

I didn't misunderstand... Baltimike Jan 2019 #125

What's with the blackface? LuckyCharms Jan 2019 #83

. jberryhill Jan 2019 #91

That doesn't explain the white painted caricature features. yardwork Jan 2019 #107

Seems to be from 2011 TheDude55555 Jan 2019 #86

Hate and racism didn't just happen. That place has a record. nt fleabiscuit Jan 2019 #109

So THIS is what they are teaching the kids who attend that school? PatrickforO Jan 2019 #87

THIS is the face of Christianity. Still In Wisconsin Jan 2019 #97

This is Hitler youth shit. cwydro Jan 2019 #116

Kick all Covington threads. Kingofalldems Jan 2019 #119

That's outrageous. Forget the school, what the hell kind of homes do they come from? Vinca Jan 2019 #126

K&R Gothmog Jan 2019 #128

From my twitter feed Gothmog Jan 2019 #138