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I was specifically responding to Simster who, apparently, hasn't decided if blacking up is offensive or not. Blacking up is an international topic. There's even an example in the very first post in this thread. Now, I'm done. Merry Xmas.

"Black Brit" - wtf? The fact that you think this is a British, rather than international, issue suggests that you still have quite a bit of research to do.

Er... it's a prosthetic mask.

Sorry mate, will keep plugging away.

@bozza blatantly started this thread to fund his Xmas shopping, btw.

Really? Racist and misogynistic abuse is ok?! Would MPs you don't respect get homophobic abuse too? Anti-semitic abuse? Where do you personally draw the line then?

I bet you don't even know her job (without looking it up). Funny how a thread about 'blacking up' turned into a debate about Abbott's abilities.

And a sample of abuse she gets...

Blacking up instantly makes it about ethnicity. You blatantly don’t understand the baggage it carries.

Huh? I'm not saying anything goes at parties. Walliams was heavily criticised for this Kim Jong-un outfit. I wouldn't dress up as a Nazi, Maddie McCann or Ched Evans - but some idiots do.

Ha. It's okay, we have Mrs Brown's Boys now.... :ffsparr:

I wouldn't disagree. It's still a change.

Well there's a difference between what you do on primetime TV and at parties. As an aside, I was thinking the other day about Simon Pegg using "Gay!" as an insult (to mean 'lame') in Shaun of the Dead (or was it Hot Fuzz?). There's no way he'd do that today.

The world has moved on. (Same-sex marriage has been legalised since LB too, of course) I really don't think Little Britain would be aired now. Certainly not on primetime. You were supposed to laugh at the ridiculousness of the bigots, racists etc. In the post-Brexit era, it's pretty obvious...

You're referencing dated comedy shows. Even the Little Britain stars have moved on in the last decade... https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/oct/03/matt-lucas-little-britain-remake-would-not-play-black-character Well, one of them...

You'd have to be pretty "thick" to believe there was such a thing as positive discrimination in Oxbridge in the 1970s. (She was a straight-A student)

Does she actually do her job "very badly" - or has she just had some poor TV appearances? As ROSM says, has she performed worse in her job than, say, Phillip Hammond? Do you mock him too? Or do you just join in the mob attacks on Abbott because she's an easier, more distinct target? I'll be...

She studied history at Cambridge University. You?

Maybe you need to increase the scope of your research? I'm not sure if a bunch of other (predominately) white blokes are going to lead you on a path of enlightenment here...

Well do let us know when you've reached a conclusion!