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<blockquote data-quote="Lwaxy" data-source="post: 6734193" data-attributes="member: 53286">Uhm, I'm not &quot;ordering&quot; anyone to do anything. I have no idea how that should even be possible. Also, I don't base my views on those of my ex - we just happen to agree on a lot of things. Not so much on others, obviously. He's also not my best friend, I don't know where you got that from. Neither was I &quot;flipping out&quot; about anything.&nbsp; Especially as it wouldn't matter to me either way what traditions the Dutch are gonna keep and which they won't - I was merely pointing out the intrusion. Also, did I say &quot;all Germans&quot; anywhere? I haven't even mentioned any views of Dutch people, as I wouldn't know. Asides, I am talking about makeup for costumes, not &quot;blackface&quot; - might be the same for some people, it is not for me, and most people over here will never have heard the word in their life. I tried to explain the concept once and was just met with blank stares. Of course pressure doesn't come only from the US, but that's where it originated, and that's where the main pressure comes from. Strangely, hardly anyone ever talkes about &quot;whiteface.&quot; It seems to be fine for Eddy Murphy for example to play a white person, and I can see absolutely no difference in who puts on what make up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lwaxy, post: 6734193, member: 53286"] Uhm, I'm not "ordering" anyone to do anything. I have no idea how that should even be possible. Also, I don't base my views on those of my ex - we just happen to agree on a lot of things. Not so much on others, obviously. He's also not my best friend, I don't know where you got that from. Neither was I "flipping out" about anything. Especially as it wouldn't matter to me either way what traditions the Dutch are gonna keep and which they won't - I was merely pointing out the intrusion. Also, did I say "all Germans" anywhere? I haven't even mentioned any views of Dutch people, as I wouldn't know. Asides, I am talking about makeup for costumes, not "blackface" - might be the same for some people, it is not for me, and most people over here will never have heard the word in their life. I tried to explain the concept once and was just met with blank stares. Of course pressure doesn't come only from the US, but that's where it originated, and that's where the main pressure comes from. Strangely, hardly anyone ever talkes about "whiteface." It seems to be fine for Eddy Murphy for example to play a white person, and I can see absolutely no difference in who puts on what make up. [/QUOTE]

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