What Is: Blackface

In this video I offer a very brief overview of what black face is and how it's impacted black people , specifically, in America. This video is a direct response to recent YouTube controversies where very popular YouTube comedians wear black face in their videos. I'm hoping this video will be a great foundation for understanding why these things are offensive. You can find a transcript of this video here: http://katblaque.tumblr.com/post/98713088134/what-is-black-face Below are a list of resources about black face. Black Face Characters: http://black-face.com/ Coal Black and the Sebben Dwarfs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS2gxYPtbOw Censored Eleven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giJBiwAuug0&list=PL6A39206EEAC574E8 How Black Face Stereotypes impact black women: http://racism.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1277:aawomen01a&catid=72&Itemid=215 Black Children as Aligator Bait http://www.yourblackworld.net/did-you-know-that-black-babies-were-once-used-as-alligator-bait/ Black Actors in Black Face: http://american-history.yoexpert.com/american-culture/were-the-performers-in-a-black-face-minstrel-show-3163.html Racist History of Aunt Jemima http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/04/new-racism-museum-reveals-the-ugly-truth-behind-aunt-jemima/256185/ If you like this video, share it! ◖STORE: http://society6.com/KattyB ◗ Follow me on: ►FACEBOOK: http://full.sc/1kjvvvE ►TUMBLR: http://katblaque.tumblr.com/ ►TWITTER: ►INSTAGRAM: http://full.sc/TGJmql ►Kik : KattyDrake ◖ Wishlist: http://amzn.com/w/3F0O8U10X26JN ◗