You really should have the wit to recognise that the distinction between "blackface" and, er, "black face" is not going to be as sharp to people in other countries as it is to those of you who have lived the American cultural and historical experience. Your conviction that anyone who is not sensitive to cultural distinctions particular to your own country is "stupid" illustrates that uniquely American brand of arrogant self-absorption which the world has come to know so well.
On Australians Confused About Racism, Harry Connick Jr.
You really should have the wit to recognise that the distinction between "blackface" and, er, "black face" is not going to be as sharp to people in other countries as it is to those of you who have lived the American cultural and historical experience. Your conviction that anyone who is not sensitive to cultural distinctions particular to your own country is "stupid" illustrates that uniquely American brand of arrogant self-absorption which the world has come to know so well.