Black-faced -seriously? In the early 21st century? Are they still doing minstrel shows over there?
The cultural context for this is quite different in Europe. It was always part of a racist stereotype in the US,Not always. The most famous wearer of black face, Al Jolson, was decidedly NOT a racist and was loved by black people. The black face character he played was always the "smart" one in the skit, helping the dumbass whiteys.
citeIn other UK news, a bunch of Libyan army dudes that were in the UK for training are being sent home for not so nice shenanigans (rape, sexual assault, theft) around the training base.
link My favorite part was this bit
