Note To Arizona State — Students Should Not Wear Black Face | News One: Arizona, a state that is regularly accused of having a serious issue with people of color, received another stain to its reputation. Last week, four white female students at Arizona State University showed up to a football game wearing Black face. The school asked students to wear all-Black attire to celebrate the new uniforms in their game against the Missouri Tigers. This is when a few students took it too far.
The game was televised on ESPN, so the entire world saw the action go down both on and off the field. Thousands of people have expressed their anger at the students for their insensitivity. But while many were outraged, some found no reason to be offended.
One has to laugh at the irony that a school with students showing up to a game in Black face also happens to be highly dependent upon African Americans to run and jump, thus bringing millions to the university in revenue each year. The idea of Black men working up a sweat for white folks in the stands wearing Black face is beyond disturbing.
We also can’t forget that Arizona received national attention for being the only state that would not support the Martin Luther King holiday; and also for some of the most Draconian immigration laws in the country.
