I learned about this from these two /. avatars:
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WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(January 02, 2023 02:09 PM)
I think you were just posting an unusual story to be sharing something based on an avatar that piqued your curiosity.
You rarely, if ever, get political and do all you can to avoid arguments and confrontation.
Though sometimes I think you may subliminally suggest something left wingish in what you share.
To me this black face looks a lot more tame and not meant to mock as others have.
Though I do wonder why they don't have a black person instead.
Are there not enough and they can't find one?
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CrystalRaindrops — 3 years ago(January 02, 2023 08:06 AM)
The earliest known illustration of the character comes from an 1850 book by Amsterdam schoolteacher Jan Schenkman in which he was depicted as a black Moor from Spain.
Who were the black Moors of Spain?
The Moors were Muslims who invaded Spain and part of France in 711 AD, in the very early days of Islam.
Beginning in the Renaissance, “Moor” and “blackamoor” were also used to describe any person with dark skin. -
WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(December 23, 2024 12:30 PM)
I kinda like how this sorta gives the finger to the woke crowd.
Even if this was somehow a time honored tradition in America it would get cancelled today.
So good thing they have it there.
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Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 