Blackface

Halloween just past and these white guys thought going as the Jamaican Bobsled Team was a good idea. Problematic? YEP!

come learn why...

On October 29th, St. Michael's, Victoria and University College's student
unions held a Halloween party that was heavily advertised across campus. In
attendance were a group of students dressed as the Jamaican Bobsled Team.

4 students of the group were dressed in blackface.
1 student was dressed in whiteface.

Furthermore, their racialized costumes won them top honors in a "best
costume" competition.

We will be discussing the emergence of blackface at universities and
colleges across the US, as well as its emergence at UofT and its
negative effects.

http://torontoist.com/2009/10/nightmare_at_nightmare_on_peter_street.php

The Black Students Association will be holding an event on black face and
its history and implications


Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Time:
18:00 - 21:00
Location:
Lash Miller Building, 80 St. George, room 155

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