Is this hat racist?

POSTED BY: Succatash
UPDATED: Friday, July 7, 2006 22:02
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SUCCATASH

Thursday, July 6, 2006 3:33 PM

Is this hat racist?

http://www.costumecraze.com/HAT10.html

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"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."

SEVENPERCENT

Thursday, July 6, 2006 4:20 PM

I looked, but then I saw something else cool and decided, who cares? Frankly, I want the Village People hats they advertise farther down the page.

Y-M-C-A your way right into the Navy, baby.

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BIGDAMNNOBODY

Thursday, July 6, 2006 4:57 PM

It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.

De-lurking to stir stuff up.

HERO

Thursday, July 6, 2006 7:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
Is this hat racist?

http://www.costumecraze.com/HAT10.html

I love watermellon. I wear hats. If eating a watermellon while wearing a hat is not racist, then certainly wearing a watermellon hat cannot be racist unless depicted eating fried chicken while wearing said hat...

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CITIZEN

Thursday, July 6, 2006 10:15 PM

Is there some reason why it would be?

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

WASHBURNEFAN

Thursday, July 6, 2006 11:04 PM

It's a cool hat, no matter who wears it, but I can see how it can be seen as racist. My two cents: No the hat is not racist, but the photographer is.

Hahaha! Mine is an evil laugh... Now die!

BSCPANTHERFAN

Thursday, July 6, 2006 11:33 PM

Is that the Amos of "famous Amos" cookie fame? If so, kudos for him finding other things to do after his cookie name was stolen from him.

So who is he?
He's my husband.
Well who in the damn galaxy ain't!

CITIZEN

Friday, July 7, 2006 12:23 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by washburnefan:
My two cents: No the hat is not racist, but the photographer is.

I don't see it? Is there some significance to this kind of hat?

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

RUE

Friday, July 7, 2006 1:40 AM

http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/picaninny/

The picaninny was the dominant racial caricature of Black children for most of this country's history. They were "child coons," miniature versions of Stepin Fetchit (see the section on the coon caricature). Picaninnies had bulging eyes, unkempt hair, red lips, and wide mouths into which they stuffed huge slices of watermelon. They were themselves tasty morsels for alligators. They were routinely shown on postcards, posters, and other ephemera being chased or eaten. Picaninnies were portrayed as nameless, shiftless natural buffoons running from alligators and toward fried chicken.

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Friday, July 7, 2006 2:25 AM

Yes, I am afraid that it is a might on the questionable side.

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