I think the picture you posted is not meant to be blackface but rather a play on lighting. It's a black and white photo with a model painted darker to play with the lighting and shadows. So yeah, she does looks amazingly neat.
It only offends because of the lack of cultural understanding and the assumption that American culture is more important than the Dutch the culture. Americans are only offended because they are ignorant, if they knew better they wouldn't be upset and here is a chance for some…Â
You saw no one taking offence to it because you were in Amsterdam. You are seeing people freak out on the Internet because many Americans frequent this site and lack understanding of other cultures :c
Your ignorance is hilarious. It is not harmful and it is coincidental to blackface. Let the Dutch do as they please. If you want to bitch about this than why not also target the Spanish whose priests occasionally bare a resemblance to the KKK.
But then again, being an American and…Â
Well, they are being ignorant to another cultures traditions. Americans are putting their culture first believing the Dutch to be wrong. So yes. If they are being ignorant and assuming it is racist when it is not it won't hurt to educate them.
You know American is a rich country when they can dedicate this much time and energy into bitching about trivial things. Designers should not have to sit there and think about every little detail to avoid insulting people. At the rate we are going we risk offending everyone and might…Â
<i>Reductio ad absurdum</i>, I was intentionally taking the argument in an absurd direction. Because yes, it would be silly to not wear my winter gear in the Canadian Winter. But whatever, neither of us will ever agree to the other, it was fun arguing with you - more excitement than…Â
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