I colored my face once in the 80's

[Bluesaph]

I was picked to be the Virgen de Guadalupe for a parade by our Catholic Church. They dressed me in full virgen garb but my face is very pale. So they applied reddish brown makeup on me to make me look more “India”.

I felt honored to have this role as I rode on a float down the parade route.

Should I now be ashamed?

[LAS14]

1. What's your point? nt

[deek]

2. If your intent was not mockery,

then I think not

[stonecutter357]

3. Are you running for office ?

[Iggo]

4. Do you feel ashamed?

[JI7]

5. are people really this stupid ?

[Iggo]

6. Yes.

People are.

[EffieBlack]

9. Or they have another agenda.

[Iggo]

11. The agenda's obvious.

[Codeine]

10. Yes. And by choice, even. nt

[Doodley]

7. I used a self-tanning product once. The next day I was a deep bronze.

I put too much on. I had a meeting that day. Everyone commented that I looked different. I looked in the mirror. It was one of those rare occasions I thought I looked pretty good. I looked a healthy color, instead of looking anemic. Am I a racist?

[EffieBlack]

8. No.

Why would you be? Were you mocking or demeaning anyone invoking a long-standing vicious, racist stereotype?

If not, you're good.

[LexVegas]

12. JFC...

[marble falls]

13. Ashamed? Just for asking the question.

[yonder]

14. If the one chosen to represent the Virgen de Guadalupe and dressed in "full virgen garb"

was supposed to be a virgin and that person was not, then perhaps that person might feel ashamed depending on the expectations of themselves or others, the ceremony, tradition, the priest, etc.

Your OP could be a windup, and my post might be monkey wrenching it but your feelings were/are still up to you.

[Bluesaph]

15. What's the difference in dressing like MJ?

I remember the 80’s. It was a scandal if a white girl “went Black” back then. I remember the shock on my mom’s face when she found out her cousin was dating a black guy. People were not aware the way we are now. Racism and stereotypes have been overcome in gradual educating of ourselves. Not overnight. That’s my point. People grow. People do change.

If your point is to call someone dumb then move on. This thread isn’t for people who can’t have a civil discussion.

[csziggy]

16. A friend once dyed himself blue

He was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism and his character was a Pict warrior - this was in the early days before they limited the timespan to 500-1500. For one of the early wars he dyed himself with woad and was the most wonderful shade of blue.

Problem was, that stuff is permanent. He was blue for several months until the dyed skin wore off. Some parts took much longer than others to return to their natural color. Fortunately his major was anthropology and he claimed it was for a class in applied anthropology where they were testing techniques and methods early people used.

[crazycatlady]

17. I wore yellow face in 5th grade

I was a flower for Halloween and my face was the center.