Comments on: Dude, where’s my white privilege? Take 2: “Blackface Jesus”

By: Mixed Media Watch - tracking media representations of mixed people

Mixed Media Watch - tracking media representations of mixed people — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:28:43 +0000

[…] Apparently he and Sandra Bernhard are on the same “hipsters like us are beyond race so it’s ok for us to spew racist garbage because it’s like, you know, meta and post-modern and stuff” bandwagon, along with Kill Whitey and Blackface Jesus. […]

By: Ray Charles Istre

Ray Charles Istre — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:47:10 +0000

Amen Shytfaced Jesus… I wonder if the need to have Jesus molded into your own ethnic race is somewhat of a messiah complex. Apparently Jesus of Nazareth, not to be confused with Shytfaced here… had no interest in a media campaigne such as Caeasar or the Medici family and therefore had no need to leave a portrait of himself. He didn’t even have his followers describe what he actually looked like FOR GODS SAKE. Being an artist, I had to attempt to speak to these western media portrayals in a series of drawings and sketches called, “Ugly” Jesus. He’s not “Pretty” or “GQ”… at http://www.uglyjesus.com

By: Patrick Kigongo

Patrick Kigongo — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:39:11 +0000

Ahem…I don’t understand this nonsense. Everyobody’s freaking about blackface jesus and don’t even bother to pay mind to me…the REAL BLACK GUY right behind him who’s cold chillin and not even paying the situation any mind…shit, dude. Lighten u…zoo york.

By: Nichelle

Nichelle — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:32:26 +0000

Chris,

You got it wrong about Gawker trashing Blackface Jesus. The fact that he is being talked about is positive is some way. I hesitated to talk about him myself but I think that someone had to speak up. People seem to think that racism is over, but it’s not. Making jokes does not cover up the fact that it is just plain wrong to dress up in black face. Don’t forget the history.

By: John

John — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:01:26 +0000

Almost makes Naked Cowboy less annoying.

By: Renu

Renu — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:58:21 +0000

Thank you shytefacedjesus. BDP (KRS-One’s original project) has a fantastic song about how Jesus was a man of color and that Europeans and their organized religion revised his skin-tone to suit their comfort level.

By: DocZeus

DocZeus — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:17:12 +0000

Is it just me or does the pictures of blackface jesus look like they are photoshopped into these parties? I’m not excusing it but there something that seems off.

By: Shytfaced Jesus

Shytfaced Jesus — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:55:09 +0000

Actually, I find the commonly-depicted “Whiteface” Jesus more offensive than this sole example of a “Blackface” Jesus (which actually looks closer to the historical truth).

Jesus was an ancient Jew who likely resembled modern-day Arabs like Saddam Hussein, NOT Paul Walker-esque Aryan hippies.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/jesusface.jpg

But since White folks would never “stoop” to worshipping a brownfaced god, they gave him a Michael Jackson Whiteface treatment. The fact that no one is up in arms about this racist revisionism and its MASS ACCEPTANCE amongst 1/3 of the earth’s religious people (Christians) - is what’s TRULY outrageous.

And then they have the nerve to call Michael Jackson wacko? When they did the EXACT SAME THING to their GOD???

By: chris

chris — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:52:05 +0000

Good post. And agree with everything you’ve said… except one point. Gawker is not at all lauding this guy. They are totally trashing him. They think he’s just as ridiculous and offensive as you do.

By: ByronCrawford.com

ByronCrawford.com — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:14:27 +0000

Blackface Jesus controversy
So there’s this guy, Blackface Jesus, who shows up to hipster parties dressed up as… well, Jesus in blackface. He’s also managed to pop up in NY media blog Gawker like four times now, which has gotten some of