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Justin Trudeau

When people go to a fancy dress night they usually do dress up. Heaven help anybody in the Black and White Minstrals. What is the world coming to, it's not the person who's dressed up it's the people with an inferiority complex that are causing all the trouble that think their being taken the micky out of. Eighteen years ago he dressed up, what is the matter with people.

Barbara Stevens ● 2610d10 Comments

"Heaven help anybody in the Black and White Minstrels."The television show was cancelled 40 years ago. The last official travelling theatrical show finished 30 years ago.

David Ainsworth ● 2610d

David and your point is, the black and white minstrels was out dated, or they ran out of face make up. Or they are now in the Government and should not have painted their face.

Barbara Stevens ● 2610d

It is the pre-election trawl for anything that can possibly be turned up to be spun into causing embarrassment.  Times have changed, are always changing and hindsight is a fine thing.

Philippa Bond ● 2610d

Shock horror. He apparently did the same thing when he was at school nearly 30 years ago. I can't stand this new habit of judging everything people may or may not have done by today's standards. Was anyone offended 18 years ago - it appears not.

Hugh Walton ● 2609d

I agree Hugh. The permanently-offended who get in a twist about things like this really get on my pips. Whatever happened to 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery'?

Sue Hammond ● 2609d

I hated the black and white minstrels then and now so no change in the level of how I was offended. however I agree with you that judging Trudeau by today's standards is slightly unfair.

Maxine Campbell ● 2609d

I didn't like the B&WM either because they were crap and the music didn't appeal to me. I didn't even consider they were people pretending to be a different colour.

Sue Hammond ● 2609d

Quote from a Guardian article today talking to Paul Merton about Tony Hancock and British comedy:-"The Two Ronnies had “quite a bit of blackface and antisemitism. Stuff which you’d have gone ‘Ooooh’ at even in 1977.”"Even in 1977.

David Ainsworth ● 2609d

Totally agree Barbara.

Vic Condon ● 2609d

Minstrels still going strong don't know about white chocolate.

Barbara Stevens ● 2609d