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tishaLA

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87. I haven't made that accusation

Wed Mar 22, 2023, 10:40 PM

Mar 2023

About anyone on DU. I've made it about a series of short films.

I am concerned, however, that critiquing the racial politics of those short films as minstrelsy or racist is dismissed out of hand in the same ways the critiques of many departed DUers were in the past--the same reason I'd opted to take a hiatus for several years.

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WTF is going on with the hair? And who is his classy friend? [View all] catbyte Mar 2023 OP

Maybe he's going for a blonde "Alfalfa" look (Little Rascals circa 1930-40) hlthe2b Mar 2023 #1

------- debm55 Mar 2023 #4

That is exactly the image that popped into my mind Walleye Mar 2023 #21

More recently he tried that look with one of his other love interests: AZ8theist Mar 2023 #40

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Interesting. I had to look up what the Little Rascals were tishaLA Mar 2023 #70

It's America in the 1930s. Iggo Mar 2023 #71

Plenty of people in the 1930s weren't racist. nt tishaLA Mar 2023 #72

And plenty more were. (n/t) Iggo Mar 2023 #78

Sorta the same defense people use about the framers tishaLA Mar 2023 #80

THat is NOT what this is. hlthe2b Mar 2023 #83

Exactly! You can't look at the past thru today's lens! nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2023 #90

Christ on a hitch, the POINT WAS THE HAIRSTYLE. Nobody held Maru Kitteh Mar 2023 #92

Those were the 1930s. Our Gang comedies are still shown. Eddie Murphy got his start on SNL hlthe2b Mar 2023 #74

I suppose that's one way to look at it tishaLA Mar 2023 #75

So says someone who had never heard of them nor seen one. They would not still run today if they hlthe2b Mar 2023 #76

It's basically minstrelsy. Doesn't take long to figure that out tishaLA Mar 2023 #77

I find that attitude very close-minded given you've never even seen it. Sad to see. hlthe2b Mar 2023 #81

They literally have an episode called Ye Olde Minstrel. tishaLA Mar 2023 #85

If you are going to accuse everyone on this board of being racist, I think you should take a breath. hlthe2b Mar 2023 #86

I haven't made that accusation tishaLA Mar 2023 #87

The entire point of the subthread was the hairstyle of Alfalfa, a character from that show and hlthe2b Mar 2023 #89

You never heard of them? Polybius Mar 2023 #91

I think he is trying to decide what to do with that thumb MiniMe Mar 2023 #2

Where did the pic come from? Effete Snob Mar 2023 #3

I don't know. It's from a Ron Filipowski tweet and he didn't say. catbyte Mar 2023 #45

That's his party hair dweller Mar 2023 #5

I noticed and posted about that too. Looks like with a young girl at the island resort. debm55 Mar 2023 #10

I believe it's the person holding the camera. It's the same dress Fullduplexxx Mar 2023 #60

good observation, that camera does show a totally different pink dress. IcyPeas Mar 2023 #13

I believe it's the person holding the camera. It's the same dress Fullduplexxx Mar 2023 #61

When I searched the image Meowmee Mar 2023 #59

The metal rod is the stand for the velvet rope between them. nt Chellee Mar 2023 #84

They're both wearing elevator shoes. yonder Mar 2023 #6

He's got a toupe! KatyaR Mar 2023 #7

Behind the velvet rope bottomofthehill Mar 2023 #8

Look in the Iphone--it looks like a kid and not the "lady" he's standing with. What a asshole he is. debm55 Mar 2023 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Effete Snob Mar 2023 #14

Doesn't look too crowded. debm55 Mar 2023 #31

the picture on the iphone is a picture of the woman holding the phone.... you can see her pink IcyPeas Mar 2023 #23

Compare with picture on phone view unc70 Mar 2023 #11

the picture on the iphone is a picture of the woman holding the phone.... you can see her pink IcyPeas Mar 2023 #26

Icy, compare the arms of the girl in iphone and the woman taking the picture. debm55 Mar 2023 #32

Looks like her daughter has a matching dress Effete Snob Mar 2023 #49

Looks like the owner of the iphone is looking at a picture of Blaukraut Mar 2023 #28

yes. I agree IcyPeas Mar 2023 #42

Or, at a minimum Effete Snob Mar 2023 #51

I think you may be right. Who would want their picture taken with him???? debm55 Mar 2023 #66

Is there a train with dangerous chemicals trekking nearby? LiberalFighter Mar 2023 #12

I think it's the beginning of an insanity defense bucolic_frolic Mar 2023 #15

Is that... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Effete Snob Mar 2023 #17

I thought tht looked... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #25

I'm going with real Effete Snob Mar 2023 #41

Yeah... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #53

the picture on the iphone is a picture of the woman holding the phone.... you can see her pink IcyPeas Mar 2023 #29

You are correct Effete Snob Mar 2023 #35

Why? debm55 Mar 2023 #38

Because that is what one does at Mar a lago Effete Snob Mar 2023 #39

That's just the post holding up the velvet rope. grumpyduck Mar 2023 #22

That's the stanchion Mr.Bill Mar 2023 #67

they sell this dress from a costume store. $100.00 IcyPeas Mar 2023 #18

The dress needs cut outs, so tRump can do some fondling. He is a MF asshole. that is a young girl in debm55 Mar 2023 #27

not a young girl. the picture on the phone is a woman looking at a picture of herself with trump IcyPeas Mar 2023 #30

Yep Effete Snob Mar 2023 #43

That makes sense. The dresses match up Bristlecone Mar 2023 #55

Here ya go Effete Snob Mar 2023 #37

Effete, not to be snarky, but who is she? Just wondering if she was an actress or singer. Don't keep debm55 Mar 2023 #73

No idea Effete Snob Mar 2023 #82

$103 for that? greatauntoftriplets Mar 2023 #63

About his "do"--- I was taught that every block should have an alley. nt Atticus Mar 2023 #19

It looks like the DeSatan do. debm55 Mar 2023 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author Atticus Mar 2023 #20

Alright... Ahna KneeMoose Mar 2023 #24

He should do something about that perpetual thumb erection. LuckyCharms Mar 2023 #33

That is a squirrel on his head. What I wonder is where that thumb just was. Chainfire Mar 2023 #34

Where is tRump's other arm and hand?. And what's up with the scar in the cutout area? debm55 Mar 2023 #36

the scar is reflections from the arm of her mirrored dress. IcyPeas Mar 2023 #44

Reminds me of "The Continental" John1956PA Mar 2023 #46

The face says 30 the legs say 80, That's a fortune in plastic surgery. Autumn Mar 2023 #47

"Mutton dressed as lamb" is an ancient saying that fits Hekate Mar 2023 #50

he seems to dig the Stormy-types Skittles Mar 2023 #52

I think I would have liked your mom! madaboutharry Mar 2023 #54

Here's what it looks like without his spray on tan gohuskies Mar 2023 #56

Cheap, ill-fitting toupee is cheap and ill-fitting. GoCubsGo Mar 2023 #57

That is an absolute toupee. Kingofalldems Mar 2023 #58

Something about golf balls and garden hoses... PCIntern Mar 2023 #62

What a creepy life this guy and his family live. spanone Mar 2023 #64

Dresses with cutouts are a big thing right now. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2023 #65

She inflates nicely. twodogsbarking Mar 2023 #68

So THAT'S what happens to the former child beauty pageant forced participants. pandr32 Mar 2023 #69

Maybe he is trying out Grammy23 Mar 2023 #88

I like his hair. It looks like Richie Rich. Midnight Writer Mar 2023 #93

He has the same hair stylist: tblue37 Mar 2023 #94

Stroke out already, you F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR**. niyad Mar 2023 #95