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no, i'm saying 'in today's climate of enlightened sensitivity, maybe we should all think twice about intentionally putting black paint on our faces regardless of the intent of the person who's face is being blacked up as there's a distinct possibility it might piss on a fair few people's batteries who have every right to be not-cool about it'
see also: 'not being a dick for the sake of it'. A controversial position, evidently.
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I don't know, you seem to be wilfully conflating 'blacking up' with 'putting black paint/soot/etc on one's face for a non-racist purpose'. Most people are debating whether the latter is problematic or not whereas you're saying it's all 'blacking up' regardless of purpose or historical precedent.
I would say it's a similar case to the word fag or faggot. Most people are capable of discerning the context before taking offence.
Interestingly, the Bonfire Boyes with blackened faces carry burning crosses (or faggots) on their parades, which must startle the odd American visitor.