Thursday The latest buzzword is ‘blackface’.  Blackface refers to a white person darkening his face in order to look like a black person.  It is very upsetting to some people. As a young boy, I watched the Black and White Minstrel show. I was not a huge fan but, at the undiscerning age of 12 (or thereabouts) it seemed perfectly harmless. Does the fact that about 60 years … [Read more...]