So I rewatched Pulp Fiction last night and thought it would be so nice to dress up on a Party as Jules, bringing a Big Kahuna Cup to drink from and quoting Ezekiel 25:17 and all.
To me this would be an act of showing how cool I find him.
In general I think dressing up as someone else could be considered a compliment to them, as it shows you’d like to be them, if only for a night.
So I am probably missing something here!
(I know it is a touchy topic and it’s not my intention to step on anyones toes.)
Edit: Added missing verb “showing”
Edit 2: Of cause I knew it is problematic! (Although I underestimated how much) I never had the intention to actually do more then fantasize about it (there isn’t even a real party coming up, it was just a thought), however I was interested in the American and the European (German) perspective. Seeing how lively this discussion is, seeing how very differnt the arguments and perspectives are, and reading all the interesting background information (I had never heared of “Minstrels”), I am very happy I asked!
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I came as an immigrant – white in appearance – the Britain in the 1970s from a Soviet country. I remember my confusion when I saw on the national broadcaster [“The Black and White Minstrel Show”](https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/people-nation-empire/make-yourself-at-home/the-black-and-white-minstrel-show) . I do not imagine that Minstrel shows existed in the southern United States at that time. In daily life, even the racist considered public expression of racism vulgar. And yet this show apparently garnered millions of viewers. It was obvious even to immature foreigner me, that this was quite different from shows like *Till Death Us Do Part* (which had a credible claim to withering satire) or even *Love Thy Neighbour* (which had at least the occasional sideswipe at the credulity and ignorance of white people). The Black and White Minstrel Show survived, protected by the most senior executives of the BBC despite cogent criticism and protests from within and without. I can’t imagine what my black friends at that time thought when they saw this bizarre spectacle being publically broadcast.
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