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I entered college in 1986 from a small, virtually all white town in Central Pa...and I damn well would have known better than to wear black face to a party, let alone commemorate it with a picture in the yearbook.
And there's a bunch of Democratic and Republican oppo researchers in Virginia who better be looking for other careers right about now.
As @cjane87 pointed out, this film came out in 1986, featuring a white actor in blackface. Haven't seen it, but the synopsis suggests the message of the film is that racism is real, & racism is bad. It still seems shocking, tho, even by 1980s standards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Man_…
@cjane87 OMG, I just learned from Wikipedia that "Soul Man" was screened by Ronald and Nancy Reagan at Camp David, in part because their son was in it.
@cjane87 And also, the film drew widespread criticism *at the time* for its use of blackface.
@cjane87 Wow, and speaking of Soul Man, this podcast just happened to discuss it in their most recent episode. h/t to @naslacker for clueing me in to this.
